80-year-old groom arrested after 11-year-old girl sold into marriage in Punjab

An 11-year-old girl was allegedly sold and married to an 80-year-old man in the tribal area of Phagla in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Border Military Police Chief Commandant Ameer Taimur Khan took notice of the matter.

According to Ameer Taimur Khan, the girl was bought by an 80-year-old man. The girl's father allegedly sold her for Rs1.5 million.

Action is being taken against all the accused, including the marriage registrar for marrying a minor girl.

The 80-year-old groom was arrested while the search for the remaining suspects is ongoing.

Earlier, Police in Larkana successfully prevented the forced marriage of two underage teenagers during a raid in Khero Dero village.

The operation was carried out by the Women and Child Protection Cell (WCPC), along with officials from the Women Police Station and Lashari Police Station.

Authorities intervened after receiving information that a 13-year-old girl was being compelled to marry her 16-year-old cousin.

The alert was raised by social activist Naween Mangi, who heads the Ali Hasan Mangi Memorial Trust in Upper Sindh. After local efforts to stop the marriage proved unsuccessful, she contacted district police for assistance.