Jacobabad police foil bid to marry underage children
Sindh Police say the nikkahkhwan, or the marriage officiator, fled during the operation
By Web Desk
November 15, 2020
JACOBABAD: Police on Sunday foiled a bid to "marry off" underage children, as officials of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) reached the city's Dorr village.
According to a statement from the Sindh Police, officers reached the village in Jacobabad where an underage "marriage" was about to take place. They consequently took into custody the 12-year-old boy and the 10-year-old girl.
Sindh Police added that the nikkahkhwan, or the marriage officiator, managed to flee during the operation.
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