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Infamous Chunian case: ATC hands down death penalty to rapist-cum-killer of minor boys

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday handed down death sentence on three counts to a rapist-cum-killer of several minor boys of Chunian in one of the cases.

Following a trial conducted inside the Kot Lakhpat prison, presiding judge Muhammad Iqbal announced the verdict convicting Sohail Shahzad in the murder case of Faizan.

The judge handed down death penalty to Shahzad under sections 367-A, 302-B of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and section 7(a) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

The convict was also awarded life imprisonment under section 377 of the PPC along with a collective fine of Rs3.2 million.