LARKANA: A Model Criminal Trial Court (MCTC) in Qambar has sentenced three men to death and a fourth to life imprisonment in a triple murder case, and imposed fines totalling Rs4 million on the convicts.

The court sentenced Ghulam Hussain alias Sodho Chandio, Ghulam Ali and Fahad Chandio to death, and Muhammad Ali Chandio to life imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, the accused opened fire in Village Ali Akbar Chandio 10 years ago over a dispute related to a family relationship. Mujeebur Rehman, Shaban and Noor Ahmed Chandio were killed and six others, including a woman, were injured. The case was registered at the Dirgh police station on the complaint of Muhammad Saleh Chandio.

The case was heard by MCTC Judge Rajab Ali Shar. After the charges were proved, the court handed down the sentences and fined the convicts a combined Rs4 million. The convicts were shifted to Larkana Central Prison under tight security.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2026