The Lahore High Court has set free a man accused of murdering his own daughter citing lack of evidence against him.
According to reports, a sessions court in October 2016 had handed down death sentence to Khalid Mehmood, who had allegedly murdered his daughter Aneeqa and then dumped the body outside Mayo Hospital in 2015. The court had also imposed a fine of Rs 500,000 on the convict.
The convict registered an FIR, claiming his daughter might have been abducted as she had gone out to buy some food but did not return.
Later, the Shadbagh police learnt the girl found dead outside Mayo Hospital was actually killed by her father for not making gol roti (round flatbread). Police had arrested the deceased’s father after interrogating their neighbours.
The lawyer representing the accused said that the police have not produced enough evidence to support the charges, thus he should be released immediately.
“The session court passed judgment in hast despite lacking credible evidence against him.” said the lawyer, following which the man was set free.
