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An anti-terrorism court in Quetta has found Mahrang Baloch, chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, and another group leader guilty in a case involving the death of a security personnel during a protest in Gwadar in 2024 that turned violent.
ATC Quetta-1 Judge Muhammad Ali Mobeen heard the case pertaining to the death of a Frontier Corps (FC) personnel who died as a result of injuries received from a mob pelting stones. BYC’s Mahrang, Sibghatullah Shahji and others were nominated in the case.
After completing the hearing, the court announced the verdict on Monday, handing life sentences to Mahrang and Sibghatullah, the former’s lawyer Israr Jattak told the media.
A written verdict is yet to be released.
