Three men were arrested in Sindh's Tando Muhammad Khan district on Friday for allegedly marrying off an 11-year-old girl to settle a family dispute after a jirga ruling.
Those arrested include the girl's father, Rawat Lashari, her husband, Abdul Karim Lashari and the cleric who solemnised the wedding in a village near Matli town of Badin district.
Acting on a tip-off, Dando police raided the village Thursday night where the wedding was underway and rescued the girl.
"The village jirga, in an attempt to settle a dispute within the family, ordered the 11-year-old girl to be married off to the 56-year-old Abdul Karim," said Dando Station House Officer (SHO) Mir Hassan Rajo.Investigation conducted by the local police revealed that Abdul Karim's wife had reportedly "eloped" with the girl's maternal uncle a few months ago.
The issue was brought to the jirga's, which then penalised Rawat and ordered him to marry his daughter to Abdul Karim.
A First Information Report was registered on behalf of the state. The accused were charged under Section 310 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) as well as sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013.
The accused were presented in front of a civil judge who placed them in judicial custody for 14 days and directed the police to produce the minor in the court on Saturday.
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