Hyderabad: 16-year-old ‘illegally’ married off to 57-year-old man, 6 arrested

Image Source : PTI Hyderabad: 16-year-old ‘illegally’ married off to 57-year-old man, 6 arrested
Six individuals who had been concerned within the ”unlawful” marriage of a minor lady to a 57-year-old man right here had been on Thursday arrested and the lady rescued, police stated. The man, who’s absconding after the wedding, was additionally booked for sexually assaulting the 16-year-old lady, they stated.

The lady’s aunty, who needed to pay some money owed, hatched a plan to marry off the lady to the person after taking greater than Rs 2 lakh from him just lately, police stated. The aunty conspired alongside together with her husband, son, two brokers and a qazi (who’re among the many six arrested) and bought the lady married by submitting false paperwork to the qazi, who ”illegally” carried out the wedding, a launch from Hyderabad police stated.

A cousin of the lady complained following which the six had been arrested. Efforts had been on to nab different accused who’re absconding, police stated. After the wedding, the person had allegedly raped the lady at a lodge right here, they added.
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