Death penalty overturned in Sargodha

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SARGODHA: The death penalty of a convict, Allah Ditta, has been overturned in Sargodha district jail after reconciliation with the heir family.

Jail sources said, a man, Allah Ditta, had killed Habib Ahmed on the issue of wall in Block 8 area of Sargodha on Oct 26, 2002. Session court had ordered death penalty for the accused on Oct 17.

The accused had to be hanged at 5:00am. However, the hanging could not happen because of mediation between the two parties.