RAHIM YAR KHAN: A man was sentence to death on Friday for raping his own minor daughter in Sadiqabad.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Moeen Khokhar announced the verdict against Pervaiz Shehzad, a resident of Mustafa Town of Sadiqabad that included Rs0.5m fine.

The case was registered with the City Police Station in January this year on the complaint of the maternal grandfather of the 13-year-old victim.

The convict shall also pay Rs1m as compensation to the victim and in the case of default of the payment, he would undergo six months further imprisonment and the fine and compensation amount would be recovered from his land revenue.

The convict was also penalised under Section 377-B of PPC with 25 years jail term and Rs1m fine.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2023

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