ISLAMABAD:District and Sessions Courts Islamabad has awarded death sentence to the accused in step daughter rape case.

The court has imposed heavy fine on the accused besides ordering to provide financial assistance to the affected family.

Additional District and Sessions judge Muhammad Sohail has announced written order of the case.

According to decision the crime has been proved against the accused Iftikhar.

The court maintained the accused kept on subjecting his step daughter to sexual assault for one year persistently in the absence of her mother. DNA of the child who was borne as a result of the rape matched 100 percent with the criminal.

The court awarded death sentence to the criminal after the offence was proved. The criminal has been ordered to deposit Rs 5 lac fine in national exchequer.

The court has ordered the affected girl be paid fine of Rs 10 lac.

The court has also ordered to pay Rs 20 lac for child maintenance who was borne as a result of rape.

DNA test of Punjab Forensic Science Agency provided irrefutable evidence against the accused.

The case of this incident was registered in police station Shahzad Town in February 2025.

Mother of the said girl was plaintiff in the case.

The police and investigation team conducted investigation on modern scientific lines and presented all the evidence in the court and on the basis of which the court announced historical decision.