Islamabad court acquits domestic worker in Rs.250m theft case

Islamabad court acquits domestic worker in Rs.250m theft case

ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate acquitted a domestic worker in a high-profile theft case involving approximately Rs.250 million, observing that the prosecution’s narrative was “highly suspicious” and lacked evidentiary backing. Judicial Magistrate (Islamabad East) Rizwanuddin accepted the acquittal plea of Rukhsana Bibi under Section 249A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which allows the court to discharge an accused if the charge is c…