KARACHI: A district and session court in Karachi on Tuesday granted police custody of a man accused of kidnapping, forcibly converting and marrying a minor Christian girl. A first information report (FIR) was lodged at Ferere police station subsequently on behalf of her father and nominated Azhar as the prime suspect. Azhar was arrested by Sindh police a day earlier who presented the suspect before a magistrate for his judicial remand. During the hearing, the defence counsel claimed Raja had willingly wed Azhar, contending the prosecution could not be given either arrest or judicial remand. At this, the court directed the police to submit a DNA report before the bench on the next hearing.

Source: Pakistan Today November 03, 2020 11:37 UTC