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Jaranwala riots case: Man handed down death, 10-year term with Rs3m fine
A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday handed down a death sentence to an accused in Jaranwala riots, resulting in the torching of several churches and houses of Christians, besides 10-year imprisonment and a total fine of Rs3 million.
On Aug 16, 2023, riots erupted at Jaranwala over the issue of alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, and a mob torched a number of churches and houses of Christian community members.
At the conclusion of trial proceedings, ATC Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh handed down capital punishment to an accused under section 295-C of the PPC, with a fine of Rs2 million. The convict was also awarded 10-year jail, with Rs1m fine under section 295-A of the PPC.
The court, however, acquitted his two co-accused, giving them the benefit of doubt.
After the Jaranwala incident, police had arrested two Christian brothers, Amer Maseeh and Umair Rocky Maseeh, as some pages of the Holy Quran were found outside their house located at Cinema Chowk. This incident sparked mob violence and riots.
However, during investigations, Amer and Umair were declared innocent and they were acquitted by the ATC.
Police had later arrested another suspect and his two alleged accomplices for hatching a conspiracy to implicate Amer and Umair in a false blasphemy case by throwing the holy pages outside their house.
Dozens of cases against hundreds of other suspects booked following the riots were under trial in the same court. However, a majority of the suspects have been released by the court on post-arrest bails.
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A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday handed down a death sentence to an accused in Jaranwala riots, resulting in the torching of several churches and houses of Christians, besides 10-year imprisonment and a total fine of Rs3 million.
On Aug 16, 2023, riots erupted at Jaranwala over the issue of alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, and a mob torched a number of churches and houses of Christian community members.
At the conclusion of trial proceedings, ATC Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh handed down capital punishment to an accused under section 295-C of the PPC, with a fine of Rs2 million. The convict was also awarded 10-year jail, with Rs1m fine under section 295-A of the PPC.
The court, however, acquitted his two co-accused, giving them the benefit of doubt.
After the Jaranwala incident, police had arrested two Christian brothers, Amer Maseeh and Umair Rocky Maseeh, as some pages of the Holy Quran were found outside their house located at Cinema Chowk. This incident sparked mob violence and riots.
However, during investigations, Amer and Umair were declared innocent and they were acquitted by the ATC.
Police had later arrested another suspect and his two alleged accomplices for hatching a conspiracy to implicate Amer and Umair in a false blasphemy case by throwing the holy pages outside their house.
Dozens of cases against hundreds of other suspects booked following the riots were under trial in the same court. However, a majority of the suspects have been released by the court on post-arrest bails.
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10 acquitted in Jaranwala church arson case
A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted 10 nominated accused allegedly involved in the burning of a church during the Jaranwala riots in 2023.
ATC Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh acquitted all the accused in the case registered by Lundianwala police for burning the church in Chak 651/2 GB on August 16, 2023 after the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them.
Accused included Ausaf Ali, his two sons Shamoan Ali and Saleem Ali, Usama Akbar, Muhammad Idrees, Atif Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Azam and Muhammad Ashraf.
Church Management’s counsel Akmal Bhatti told reporters that the police had failed to conduct a transparent probe. He alleged that police intentionally ignored solid evidence against the accused. He claimed that one of the effected, whose house was also torched along with the church, Rafiq Maseeh, had identified all the acquitted during the identification parade in jail.
He announced that an appeal would be filed before the Lahore High Court against the verdict.
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A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted 10 nominated accused allegedly involved in the burning of a church during the Jaranwala riots in 2023.
ATC Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh acquitted all the accused in the case registered by Lundianwala police for burning the church in Chak 651/2 GB on August 16, 2023 after the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them.
Accused included Ausaf Ali, his two sons Shamoan Ali and Saleem Ali, Usama Akbar, Muhammad Idrees, Atif Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Azam and Muhammad Ashraf.
Church Management’s counsel Akmal Bhatti told reporters that the police had failed to conduct a transparent probe. He alleged that police intentionally ignored solid evidence against the accused. He claimed that one of the effected, whose house was also torched along with the church, Rafiq Maseeh, had identified all the acquitted during the identification parade in jail.
He announced that an appeal would be filed before the Lahore High Court against the verdict.
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