SWABI: Police on Tuesday arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly attempting to marry a 14-year-old deaf and dumb girl in the limits of Chota Lahor city police station.

Officials said that an FIR was registered against the arrested person in Chota Lahor city police station.

DSP Chota Lahor Fazal Sher Khan said that the police registered a case and launched an investigation.

He said that the police learnt about the planned marriage from the girl’s mother. “She narrated the whole story to lady constables who went inside their house in Jaganat village,” he said.

He said that the police acted after getting information about the marriage.

The official said that a police party accompanied by lady constables reached the house of the girl.

The police learnt that the girl was not only underage but also unable to speak and hear.

The police arrested the accused, identified as Habibur Rehman, belonging to Chota Lahor city.

The police launched legal action against the accused and other people who were allegedly involved in facilitating the marriage.

During initial investigations, the accused confessed that he intended to marry the girl.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2026