The Hyderabad police foiled a child marriage allegedly with a Shaik from Dubai at Kalapther in old city. (File Photo)

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police foiled a child marriage allegedly with a Shaik from Dubai at Kalapther in old city.

The marriage was stopped by the intervention of local police. The police then informed the child marriage helpline officials and took complaint from them before registering a case under Section Child Marriage Act against the groom Arif Ali Baig. The case was also booked against the mediator Shaheen and the girl's parents also. Later, the girl joined a Degree College for future studies.

Following information, Kalapather Sub-Inspector Shiva Kumar Reddy along with Task Force Sub-Inspector Mahesh raided a premise and found a 17-year-old girl being married to Baig. The police rescued the girl.

Kalapather Inspector Mohammed Khaleel Pasha clarified that Baig was a resident of Falaknuma and presently working as a cab driver in Dubai. Baig is not a Shaik from Dubai and he possesses an Indian passport issued on January 13, 2023, he said.


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