Four booked

Published October 13, 2011

TAXILA, Oct 13: Taxila police on Thursday booked four persons including the bridegroom and his father besides two facilitators for forced, underage marriage with a 13- year old girl. Imtiaz Bibi, widow of Mohammad Aksar, a resident of Thatta Khalil village reported to police that her brother-in-law Mohammad Fazal detained her daughter named Raeesa Bibi with his son named Mohammad Shakir against her will at gun point.

Taxila police recovered the girl from their illegal detention. — Correspondent

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