Shahzeb Khan murder case: Death sentence awarded to Shahrukh Jatoi, Siraj Talpur

KARACHI: An Anti-terrorism court (ATC) has awarded death sentences to the key accused, Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur, in Shahzeb murder case while the other two accused have been given life imprisonment, Geo News reported Friday.

According to the judgement, the court has penalized all four accused with Rs 500,000 fine while Sajjad Talpur and Murtaza Lashari will serve an additional one-year imprisonment for harassing Shahzeb’s sister.

Shahzeb Khan, 20, was shot dead on the night between December 24 and 25 last year. Seven people including Shahrukh Jatoi, Nawab Siraj Talpur his brother Sajjad Talpur and their employee Murtaza Lashari were booked in the murder case.

However, the court declared three accused as absconders as they are still at large.

Under anti-terrorism laws, cases are decided within seven days but proceedings in the aforesaid case were completed in two months and 20 days given the complex nature of case.

During the course of the trial the ATC had upheld its decision of declaring key accused Shahzeb an adult after reviewing the ossification report and other documentary evidence.

Talking to Geo News, Shahzeb Khan’s sister said that an example should be set while deciding the case, so that no influential person would dare to torture a common man.

She rejected all the reports about her family willing to strike a deal with the accused, by accepting blood money. She dubbed such reports an effort to vilify her family.

Justice has been served: Shahzeb’s father

Aurangzeb Khan, the father of Shahzeb Khan said Friday that justice had been served after the ATC awarded death sentences to Shahrukh Jatoi and Siarj Talpur.

Aurangzeb Khan thanked the media and people for their support. “The children of the rich are not bad; rather it is their upbringing which is at fault.”