PESHAWAR: A Child Protection Court on Thursday awarded three death sentences to a man for sexually abusing and killing a child in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Child Protection Court Judge Hina Mehwish heard the case of killing an eight-year-old girl after rape. The case was registered against Asif Raza on October 18, 2020, at Badabair police station, Peshawar, KP.
The court awarded three death sentences and a fine of Rs1 million to convict Asif after charges of rape and murder were proved against him. Asif Raza set the body of the girl on fire after raping and killing her, according to police.
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In a separate incident, a seven-year-old boy was subjected to sexual abuse in Lahore’s Shahdra. The suspect had been arrested and a first information report of the incident registered, police had said.