Facilitator of Data Darbar shrine blast sentenced to death by ATC
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 28, 2019
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Thursday handed a convict death sentence on 22 counts, life imprisonment, and Rs400,000 penalty in a case related to the May 8 suicide blast outside Data Darbar shrine that killed at least 12 people and injured over two dozen others.
The ATC directed Mohsin Khan to pay an amount of Rs50,000 each to those injured in the blast.
The court convicted Khan, who hailed from Charsadda’s Shabqadar area, on charges of facilitating the suicide bomber.
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Earlier, on May 8, the suicide bomber had targeted Elite Force vehicle outside Gate No. 2 of Data Darbar shrine, killing at least 12 people, including elite force personnel and injuring over 25 others.
In a major operation later on, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab and Intelligence Bureau arrested the facilitator of the blast.
According to investigators, Mohsin had escorted suicide bomber Sadiqullah Momand, an Afghan national who entered Pakistan through Torkham on May 6, to Lahore.
The facilitator, another suspect and the suicide bomber stayed in a house in Bhati Gate area before hitting the target.