An attempt to marry off a 12 year old girl to a 45 year old man in the Misri Shah area was foiled by the police. A woman, Tasmiya Kausar, had agreed to marry off her 12 years old daughter, Farzana to a 45-year- old rickshaw driver. The neighbors reported the incident to the police which raided the place and arrested the culprits on the spot. The relatives of the girl said the mother took money from the man to marry off her daughter to him. On the other hand, the mother of the girl denied the accusations and said that she had not committed a crime. She said she did not take any money from anyone.
