8 arrested for ‘merry making’ at wedding

At least eight people were arrested on Saturday for what Rawalpindi police claim was ‘merry making’ at a wedding party.

The alleged suspects were drinking liquor and watching live dance performance. The dancing girls were also hauled away by police.

According to a statement issued by the Rawalpindi police eight people, including three women and the groom were arrested from a marriage ceremony during a raid at a house in Rawat for violating Marriage Act.

A police party under the supervision of Rawat police station SHO Rawat raided at a marriage function in Payaal and arrested eight people for jubilant aerial firing, arranging dance party, drinking liquor and violating the Amplifier Act and the Marriage Act, he added.

The suspects were identified as Babar Shahzad the groom, Ahsan Mahfooz, Azhar Hussain, Muhammad Yousaf, and Moyasar Hussain besides the three dancers. Liquor bottles, weapons, ammunition and Rs100,000 cash was also recovered from them.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 18^th, 2020.