Bridegroom booked

Published April 15, 2015
Malik Sajid, the bridegroom, escaped from the wedding hall when a police team arrived there. — Reuters/file
Malik Sajid, the bridegroom, escaped from the wedding hall when a police team arrived there. — Reuters/file

RAWALPINDI: Pirwadhai police registered a case against a bridegroom for violating ban on more than one dish at the wedding function on Tuesday.

However, Malik Sajid, the bridegroom, escaped from the wedding hall when a police team arrived there.

“We have launched a hunt for the bridegroom as he is the nominated accused in the FIR,” ASI Rafaqat Ali, who is leading the investigation into the matter, told Dawn.

Read: Wedding guests in the capital to be served one dish

Police took photographs of the extra dishes along with some food samples to prove the case against the bridegroom.

The official said the police found six food items being served in the function against just one allowed under the law. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has already directed the divisional police chiefs and the district administration across the province to strictly implement the ban in wedding functions.

Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2015

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