Punjab Police intervened in time to rescue an eight-year-old girl, KosarBibi, from being forcibly married off in a vani exchange. According to details, Rajanpur Police received information about the intention to hand over KosarBibi to NadimWaliFaqirBakhsh resident of village Tafli, in a vani settlement. Taking immediate action, the police retrieved the girl and after a medical examination, handed her over to her parents. A spokesperson for Punjab Police said that the incident occurred in the context of a previous event that took place a week ago when the cousin of the girl, who had fled her home, married a girl named Sania, the daughter of Fakir BakhshGushkuri.
The spokesperson further stated that Sania’s family had taken eight-year-old KausarBibi into their custody by pressurizing the victim’s family.
Additionally, the spokesperson of Punjab Police mentioned that three suspects, including the sarpanch (head) involved in the incident, have been immediately arrested, while raids are being conducted to apprehend more suspects. On the other hand, in Thatta, Sindh, a peculiar decision was made to give two daughters of a family as a penalty for their uncle’s love marriage with a girl from the landlord’s family. According to media reports, influential individuals decided to offer two girls as compensation to the landlord in exchange for their uncle’s love marriage.
