Now, when are the Indians going to start actively breaking child
marriages up especially in Rajasthan?
Mehul Kamdar
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27467754
Police break up marriage of boy, 7, and girl, 4
Pakistani authorities arrest cleric who was presiding over ceremony
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani police raided a child marriage ceremony
in the city of Karachi and arrested a cleric who was presiding over
the wedding of a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, police and
residents said Friday.
Pakistani law says people must be 18 to marry but some Islamic laws
allow girls to marry after puberty. Despite the laws, young girls are
often given away in marriage to settle disputes or pay off debts.
Police said they raided a house Thursday evening following complaints
from residents, including a former district government official,
Nazakat Hussain, who said the girl was being married off by her
father for about 500,000 rupees ($6,138).
"We had noticed some gatherings at this house for a couple of days.
Last night I went there and saw that the little girl was actually
getting married. So we called the police," Hassan told Reuters.
Some other residents said the marriage was taking place to resolve a
long-standing family dispute. Police said they had arrested the boy's
father but the girl's father had run away.
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