HYDERABAD: An international child bride racket was busted in the city with the arrest of 20 people, including five Omani sheikhs, three Qataris and three qazis -the kingpin being a chief qazi of Mumbai, Farid Ahmed Khan, who brokered illegal contracts with forged nikahnamas. This led police to four lodges in the city, which turned out to be den of human trafficking. An Omani sheikh was caught red-handed, while he was about to wed a teenage girl on Tuesday night. He verifies the documents and certifies the marriage certificates when people come to us,“ Omair, the cleric's son, said.“My father did not prepare any paper. He just translated, and verified the documents,“ another family member said.

Source: Economic Times September 21, 2017 02:37 UTC