LAHORE: Sukkur Police, on Saturday, prevented a ma
rriage between a 12-year-old girl and a 55-year-o
ld man, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Ajmad Shaikh said.
He also said that the raid was conducted after the police was informed that a minor
girl was being married to a 55-year-o
ld man in Micro Colony area of the city.
The police arrived just in time to stop the ma
rriage from taking place. Allah Dino, the bridegroom was arrested along with his three relatives, two women and a man.
The police shifted
the 12-year-old girl to a women’s police station. The girl is set to appear before a special court on Su
nday after a case is registered against the accused under Child Ma
rriage Restraint Act.
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