Two other undera­ge convic­ts were awarde­d life impris­onment on 19 counts­MULTAN: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday awarded death sentence on 18 counts to 20 gangsters including members of notorious Chotu gang and the ring leader, Ghulam Rasool alias Chotu, for killing six policemen in Rajanpur Kutcha area in 2016. Two other convicts, Qasim and Abdul Samad, who were below the age of 18, were awarded life imprisonment on 19 counts. Other gangs, whose members were awarded death sentences, included Sikhani gang, Inder gang and Changwani gang among others. Army helicopters strike Chotu gang in full-scale Rajanpur offensiveThe police teams, however, came under attack from the criminals, in which six policemen were martyred and another eight were injured. Chottu ‘surrenders with 175 gang members’The convicts were awarded death sentence on six counts under Section 302 PPC, six counts under Section of the 7 Anti-Terrorism Act and another six count death sentence under Section 3 of Explosive Substance Act 1908.

Source: The Express Tribune March 12, 2019 14:48 UTC