Police foil child marriage bid, arrest groom, girl’s father

Police foil child marriage bid, arrest groom, girl’s father

Chiniot (Staff Report): Police on Monday foiled a child marriage in Chiniot by arresting the groom and girl’s father.

As per details, Ahmad, 50, was being married to 13-year-old girl.

The arrests were made after people in the neighbourhood, where the ceremony was held, complained to the police.

Ahmed was marrying for a second time as he did not have a child from his first marriage.

The law declares that the minimum age for marriage of a girl is 16 years.