[DAWN] A sessions court in Dera Ismail Khan... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
on Saturday sentenced a man to death on three counts and imposed a fine of Rs0.9 million on him for the rape and murder of a minor girl.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Usman Wali Khan announced the verdict, sentencing the convict under Sections 302 (premeditated murder), 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder), and 376 (punishment for rape) of the Pakistain Penal Code.
The minor girl was kidnapped on January 26, 2017, during a wedding ceremony in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan in an area that falls in the jurisdiction of the Town cop shoppe.
A First Information Report was registered on a complaint of the girl's paternal uncle by Town police, who initially treated the matter as a missing person's case.
According to police, the child's body was found two days later after which an investigation was conducted which led to the arrest on January 29 of the minor girl's distant cousin, Mohammad Bilal, who confessed to the rape and killing.
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Police Sherlocks told the court during the trial that Bilal kidnapped his minor cousin, took her to a place where he raped her, and later hanged her to death. They also revealed that Bilal had sent a marriage proposal to the victim's family for her elder sister which was turned down by them.
The girl's family members were present during the trial and expressed satisfaction at the outcome.
The court has ordered that of the Rs0.9m fine imposed on the convict, Rs0.7m be given to the girl's family.
The judge also informed the convict that he can challenge the verdict within 15 days.