GUJRANWALA, Oct 18: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 acquitted on Tuesday seven people of attacking a worship place of Ahmadis in Mandi Bahauddin and killing eight people when the prosecution failed to establish the charges.
Eight people were killed in an attack on a worship place of Ahmadis almost two weeks ago. Police booked more than a dozen people and sent the chargesheet to the ATC for trial.
As the prosecution failed to prove the charges levelled against seven accused Shahid Raza, Shabbir Husain, Najmul Hassan, Qari Muzammil Husain, Khizar Hayat, Ahsan Siddique and Mubashar Qayuum, the court acquitted them of the charge.
The court, however, granted three-day physical remand of Tahir Iqbal, Tariq Mahmood, Asghar Ali, Khudadad, Sajid Ali and Muhammad Anwar and ordered the police that they should be produced before court on Oct 21.
Meanwhile, the Anti-Terrorism Court No 2 awarded life term and Rs100,000 fine to Mazhar Husain Shah on the charge of killing police constable Liaquat Ali during a robbery bid.
The court ordered that the money would be paid to the heirs of the deceased.shot dead: Robbers pillaged a house and passers-by and shot dead a motorcyclist and injured his friend in three strikes on Tuesday.
Seven outlaws entered the house of Haji Arshad in Wazirabad by scaling boundary wall. They held up the family at gunpoint and collected Rs400,000 in cash, gold jewellery worth Rs500,000 and other valuables and escaped.
Four robbers snatched cash and mobile phones from some passers-by on Sheikhupura Road early morning when they were going to vegetable and fruit market. They escaped when some shopkeepers raised an alarm and people of the area gathered there.
Motorcyclist Kalimullah was shot dead while his friend Sajjad Husain injured by three robbers for putting up resistance in Baghbanpura.
Police said they were going to market from home by their bike when accused signalled them to stop and opened fire. The injured was rushed to the DHQ Hospital in critical condition.
Police have registered a case and are investigating.