The Lahore High Court on Wednesday acquitted three convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the Kasur child abuse scandal that came to light in 2015.
The distressing scandal unfolded eight years ago in the village of Hussain Khanwala in Kasur. In the case, several suspects allegedly working as a gang had shot videos documenting the sexual abuse of at least 280 children. The criminals exploited their heinous acts by allegedly blackmailing parents, threatening to leak the videos unless they paid a ransom.
A two-member bench of the LHC, led by Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry, announced the verdict during the hearing of appeals filed by the accused challenging their life sentences in the case. Counsels Abid Hussain Kachi and Sohail Asghar Advocate represented the accused during the hearing today.
Abid Hussain Khichi said the court has released his clients after accepting their pleas.
According to the counsel, a total of six primary suspects had been implicated in the case, with three having been released earlier, while the remaining three were acquitted Wednesday.
Providing insight into the grounds for his clients’ release, the lawyer asserted that the forensic examination of the video conducted by authorities failed to conclusively identify the men currently serving jail sentences.
