Girl's father allege­dly sold her to 30-year-old groom for Rs230,000HYDERABAD: An underage girl in Khairpur was allegedly sold for marriage to a man thrice her age. According to Investigation Officer (IO) Khalid Hussain Chachar, the marriage ceremony of 10-year-old Hakimzadi Lashari and 30-year-old Shahid Pitafi took place in Kamal Lashari village in the rural town of Sobho Dero. The police were informed about the illegal marriage by a local resident after which they raided the place and arrested girl’s father Ghulam Rasool Lashari, groom and marriage witness Siddiq Lashari. Subsequently, an FIR was lodged on the complaint of ASI Irshad Ali Shah in which Ghulam, Pitafi, moulvi Gulzar Lashari, and witnesses. The girl’s father reportedly admitted that he had sold his daughter for Rs230,000.

Source: The Express Tribune December 10, 2017 18:33 UTC