An attempt to marry a 12-year-old girl to a 55-year-old man
was thwarted by Sukkur police on Saturday, according to SSP Mohammad
Amjad Shaikh.
According to details provided by the SSP,
the police had been tipped off that a minor was being married in the
Micro Colony area of the city, following which he immediately directed
New Pind police officials to conduct a raid.
The police
arrived at the crime scene before the marriage had taken place and
arrested the bridegroom, named Allah Dino, along with three of his
relatives: two women and a man.
The child was also taken
into custody and shifted to a women's police station. She will be
presented to a special court on Sunday when a case against the accused
will be registered under to the Child Marriage Restraint Act.
