ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad has sentenced a faith healer to three years of rigorous imprisonment for torturing a girl while allegedly attempting to exorcise “jinn” from her.
Civil Judge Mubashir Hassan Chishti sentenced Nazir Khan to three years in prison and ordered him to pay Rs9.67 million to the victim’s family. The court ruled that he would remain imprisoned if he failed to pay the compensation.
According to the case record, the victim, Zubaida Bibi, was taken to Khan for spiritual treatment. He allegedly tortured her face and ear during the ritual, causing her eardrum to rupture and resulting in hearing loss.
A case had been registered against Khan at Koral Police Station in Islamabad.