Pakistani police besieged the house of the marriage broker following a tipoff that Jeetmal Mehar had offered £5,400 to Pathani Mangrio’s parents to marry her.
A court in Pakistan has ordered that a 10-year-old bride-to-be be sent with her maternal grandfather and others to jail until investigation into a marriage of the youngster to a 50-year-old man is completed.
Pakistani police besieged the house of the marriage broker following a tipoff that Jeetmal Mehar had offered £5,400 to Pathani Mangrio’s parents to marry her, according to Africanspotlight.com.
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Masmat Nabia reportedly needed the money to settle a £3,400 loan, but just when they were about to sign the marriage contract, police entered the house from nowhere and arrested most of them except the 50-year-old groom who surprisingly escaped.
The police officer investigating the case, Gulzar Mari is reported to have said, “On December 19, around 11am we received information that a minor girl was being married to a 50-year-old man.
“We took immediate action and raided the house of Muhammad Mehar. He was the broker in this marriage and had taken £340 from the groom and £170 from bride’s family.”
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Meanwhile, the man who was performing the abortive marriage, Qazi Haji Solangi said “I was approached by Muhammad Mehar for reciting Nikah. I didn’t know the girl is only 10 years old as I didn’t ask for age of bride and groom.
“I just asked the names of the bride, groom and their parents name and recited Nikah.”
Pakistani police besieged the house of the marriage broker following a tipoff that Jeetmal Mehar had offered £5,400 to Pathani Mangrio’s parents to marry her. Read Full Story
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