LAHORE: Imran Ali, a man convicted for the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari, will be executed in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail at 5:30AM on Wednesday (today), ARY News reported.
An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) on October 12 issued death warrants for Imran Ali, a resident of Kasur, for raping and murdering the seven-year-old in January.
Imran Ali, who was the victim’s neighbour, was arrested on January 23 after his DNA sample matched the sample obtained from the crime scene following which he confessed raping at least nine girls including Zainab Ansari. Out of the seven rape and murder cases registered against Imran, the court has given its verdict in five.
In total, Ali has been sentenced to 21 counts of death, three life sentences and a cumulative 23 years in jail.
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Kidnapped on January 4 and found from a garbage heap on January 9, Zainab’s autopsy report suggested that the minor was sexually assaulted before being strangulated to death.
The girl’s rape and murder sparked outrage among the residents of the city and whole of Pakistan with social activists and general public starting a trend #JusticeForZainab on social media.
Zainab’s parents were performing Umrah when the incident occurred, as they landed back in Pakistan, they demanded justice from Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
On January 21, the Supreme Court gave three days’ time to a joint investigation team formed to probe the rape and murder of Zainab to track down the culprit.
The Joint Investigation Team formed to arrest the culprit nabbed Imran Arshad on January 23 after the DNA proved that he was behind the rape and murder of Zainab and at least eight other girls from Kasur.
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