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Police foil minor girl's marriage to 33-year-old man in Umerkot | ||
2017-07-26 | ||
[DAWN] Police raided a marriage ceremony in Sindh's Umerkot district late Monday night, foiling a bid to marry off a minor girl with a 33-year-old man. A police team headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Vijay Khatri recovered the 11-year-old girl from the wedding ceremony in Umerkot's Bakhtawar Colony where she was due to marry Ahmed Arisar, a man thrice her age. Police took the minor girl into custody and tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! the groom, while others present at the scene managed to flee. The groom's mother, who belonged to Rantnor village of Thar, told the police that her family had "purchased the girl" by paying Rs130,000 to the girl's father, Qadir Bux.
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