Cleric who solemnises Pak Hindu minor girls' marriage held as they move court seeking protection
A cleric who allegedly solemnised the wedding of two Pakistani Hindu minor girls, who were reportedly abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, was arrested on Sunday, as the teenagers approached a court in Pakistan's Punjab province seeking protection, according to a media report.
The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki district in Sindh on the eve of Holi. Soon after the kidnapping, a video went viral in which a cleric was purportedly shown soleminising the Nikah (marriage) of the two girls, triggering a nationwide outrage.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan also ordered a probe into the issue.
According to Geo News' Urdu website jang.com, the teenagers approached a court in Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province seeking protection.
"The cleric who performed their marriage has been arrested from Khan Pur in Sindh," it said.
Earlier in the day, a war of words broke out between External Affairs .