Man in Karachi sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in rape case

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment on charges of raping his daughter-in-law.

Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Zabiha Khattak found Irshad Ali guilty of subjecting his 19-year-old daughter-in-law to a sexual assault in April 2023 within the jurisdiction of the Bilal Colony police station.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him and ruled that in case of default, he would suffer an additional six months in prison.