LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has on Wednesday rejected the plea by Zainab murder case convict Imran Ali’s plea against the Anti-Terror Court (ATC) decision that sentenced him to death by hanging 4 times alongside heavy fine and imprisonment.
According to details, Imran had been convicted of rape and murder of the 7-year-old girl Zainab in Kasur by ATC last week after his DNA had matched the one found from the victim’s body.
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Imran had filed a review petition in LHC demanding that the decision be overturned since the ‘due process of law’ had not been followed in the case.
The convict had also claimed innocence in his petition with LHC.
ATC had declared him the offender in Zainab murder case last week upon DNA evidence. He had been sentenced to death by hanging four times, life imprisonment, 7-year imprisonment and a collective fine of Rs 3.2 million.
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As many as 56 witnesses, including family members of the victim, recorded statements before the court during a case hearing conducted on Monday.
The verdict will be announced by ATC judge Sajjad Ahmad in jail premises. Amin Ansari, the 7-year-old victim’s father, has arrived at jail for the verdict.
On January 9, dead body of a 7-year-old minor was found in a garbage dump days after the girl had been abducted.
