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Asma murder case: ATC awards death sentence, fine of Rs 10,00000 to accused Mohammad Nabi

July 09, 2018

MARDAN, July 09 (INP): Anti Terrorism court (ATC) on Monday awarded death sentenced to Mohammad Nabi in Asma murder case. ATC judge heard the case and announced the death  sentence and a fine of Rs 10,00000 to be paid by accused. Earlier, two suspects were arrested after one DNA  matched in murder and rape case related to minor girl named Asma. [timed-content-server show="07/10/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]After receiving the forensic report sent to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police by Punjab government, raids were conducted in which policemen arrested two suspected men. Member of JIT in Asma case told that both of the arrested suspects are family relatives of the minor. Falak Niaz said that they are labourers who live near to the residence of Asma’s family. He said that as many as 300 people have been interrogated in the rape case. The suspects are below 30 and have been transferred to an unknown location. The law enforcement officials are interrogating the suspects alleged of raping and murdering Asma. Out of the 145 DNAs collected within the vicinity of 2-3 kilometers radius of the incident in Mardan, only one matched. The development has been unearthed by forensic lab sources but the name of the offender has not been revealed yet. The final report will be compiled and sent to the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan along with KP government and government of Pakistan. SC had remarked dissatisfaction over the progress in the Asma murder case earlier today where KP authorities were summoned. The four-year-old had gone missing on January 14 in Mardan’s Gujar Garhi area, and her dead body was found from sugarcane fields near her home on January 15 after rape. INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]