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Girl seeking cancellation of Nikah kidnapped

JAMSHORO: A teenaged girl, who had moved a court for cancellation of her marriage, was kidnapped in Dadu on Wednesday.

The Dadu police have registered a kidnapping case against four people, Siddique Khoso, Karamat Khoso, Adam Khoso and Ali Gohar Khoso and arrested two of them — Ali Gohar and Adam Khoso.

Sanam Khoso had recently appeared before the civil court in Dadu, pleading while she was a minor, her Nikah was performed with an old man, Siddique Khoso, which was illegal and contrary to the Islamic principles and not acceptable to her. She prayed the court for providing her security and cancelling the Nikah.

She expressed the apprehension of her kidnapping and threats from her rivals. Her mother Panah Khatoon has expressed the fear that her daughter might be killed by the opponents.
Source: The News
Date:5/17/2007