4 days ago
Cop sentenced to life imprisonment for murder
The Sessions Court sentenced a constable of the Punjab Highway Patrol Police who killed a citi-zen to life imprisonment and a compensation of Rs500,000 while giving the benefit of doubt to the three accomplices of the criminal and acquitted them.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Owais sentenced Punjab Highway Patrol Police consta-ble Usman Hameed, involved in the murder case of Dijkot police station, to life imprisonment and a compensation of Rs500,000.
The court has given the order that the convict will have to undergo an additional one-year imprisonment in case of non-payment of compensation.
The court has acquitted the convict's three accom-plices, Assistant Sub-Inspector Shahid Manzoor, Con-stable Ghulam Dastgir and Mohsin Sufiyan, giving them the benefit of doubt.
