Junaid Nawaz lal Nawaz
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Abu Dhabi/Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Date of birth
- ???
- Characteristics
- poisoner, robbery
- Victim profile
- Men (t axi drivers )
- Method of murder
- Poisoning ( strong pesticide diluted in soft drinks)
- Date(s) of murder
- June-July 2000
- Years active
- 2000
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on May 29, 2001
Case record
Background
Junaid Nawaz lal Nawaz was a serial killer who murdered five Pakistani taxi drivers and tried to poison three others.
The offence
Nawaz used a strong pesticide diluted in soft drinks to poison his victims. After the victims fell unconscious, he robbed them before leaving them to die in their cars that had no ventilation in the simmering heat. Earlier reports said that all the victims died within ten minutes after they consumed the poisoned drink.
Investigation
Nawaz was arrested in July 2001 for poisoning five taxi drivers in the suburbs of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. After his arrest, he confessed to poisoning eight taxi drivers and robbing them from June 21 to July 4, 2000.
Three more victims survived the ordeal: Mohammed Sattar Khan, Eid Mohammed Zarmat Khan and Kamaluddin Sharabuddin. Two of them later identified their attacker.
During Nawaz’s reign of terror, many taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain refused to take passengers to remote areas, fearing for their lives until the murderer was caught. Some taxi drivers also refused to take lone passengers.
Arrest
Nawaz was arrested in July 2001.
Trial
The Al Ain Court of First Instance handed down the death penalty on May 29, 2001, after the defendant was found guilty of murder. The prosecutor pressed for the death sentence.
Sentencing
The court sentenced Nawaz to death on May 29, 2001. The sentencing was finally confirmed and referred to the Presidential Court for approval.
Appeals
A high court rejected Nawaz’s appeal and upheld the death verdict. After approval is granted, Nawaz would be executed.
Outcome
The death sentence was upheld after an appeal was rejected.
According to the ruling, the nature of the crime did not permit the killer to get away by paying blood money.
Other details
Five murdered taxi drivers were identified as: Mulazim Hussain Ghulam, Zarmulla Khan and Gul Shameer Khan. Three of them came from Wazirstan, a tribal area in the NWFP area of Pakistan.
The other two victims, Aidaz Gul Khan and Khajir Khan Sawar Khan, holding Pakistani passports, were originally Afghan citizens who came from Khost in the southern province of Pakthia.
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