KARACHI: The main accused in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, Shahruk Jatoi and Siraj Talpur have been awarded death sentences by an Anti-Terrorism Court here.

According to the judgement others accused in the case, Sajjad Talpur and Murtaza Lashari have been awarded life imprisonment along with Rs 500,000 fine. Also, Mutarza 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.