Police foil forced marriage

Police thwarted the forced marriage of two underage orphaned girls and arrested four individuals, including both grooms, their father, and the girls' uncle.

According to the FIR, the incident took place in the vicinity of Sanawan Police Station, in the village of Patti Naich a suburban area of Kot Addu.

Two orphaned girls, Noor Fatima (15) and Maryam Abbas (16), were reportedly being forcibly married to Ali (15) and Bilal (14), without the girls' consent. Upon receiving information about the illegal marriage, police arrived at the scene. The two girls sought protection from the police.