'Love marriage' turns ugly outside Lahore high court

LAHORE: A case pertaining to the alleged kidnapping of a girl turned ugly on Tuesday when female members from both sides exchanged verbal abuses and physical blows outside the Lahore High Court.

The case relates to the marriage of a girl named Rimsha, who her family alleges has been kidnapped by a man named Imran. The man’s family, on the other hand, claims Rimsha married Imran of her own free will after the two fell in love with each other.

As soon as court proceedings ended today, female relatives from sides first got engaged in a verbal altercation, trading abuses with each other. The quarrel soon turned physical as the women got engaged in a brawl, trading punches, hurling shoes and tearing each others' hair.

The women had to be separated by security personnel present on the court premises.