Man jailed for life in honor killing case

SUKKUR: The First Additional Sessions Judge of Jacobabad, Khalid Hussain Chand, presiding over the Model Criminal Trial Court, on Tuesday jailed a man for life in an honour killing case.

The judge found Dhani Bakhsh Sarki alias Patni guilty of killing Mohammad Yousuf Sarki alias Suhno in the name of honour in Deen Garh village within the limits of the Thull taluka on March 20, 2012. A fine of Rs500,000 was also imposed on him, and in case of default on the fine money, the convict would have to undergo an additional one-year imprisonment, the order read.

The case was registered on the complaint of the deceased man’s brother, Mohammad Qasim Sarki.

Source: Dawn