| Hyderabad: Child bride married to 65-year-old Omani for Rs. 5L 17 Aug 2017 |
| I will die, girl tells her parents FACT |
| The victim's parents have been requesting authorities in Hyderabad to help them get their daughter back from Muscat. In one of her messages to her parents, the girl said, "If you don't save me and take me from here, I will die." |
| Daughter married off without mother's knowledge Complaint |
| Syeeda Unnaisa's statement FACT |
| In her complaint, Syeeda stated: "The Sheikh is saying he had bought my daughter for Rs. 5 lakh. He said this was paid to Sikander (brother-in-law). Only if this amount is paid, he said he would send my daughter back to India." |
| Maneka Gandhi wants Sushma Swaraj to intervene Investigation |
| Not the first case in Hyderabad FACT |
| Forced child marriages are rampant in Hyderabad where girls from economically-backward families are married off to Arab Sheikhs by Qazis or relatives. The Sheikhs, mostly old men, come to Hyderabad and choose "suitable brides" and pay amounts ranging from Rs. 10,000 to several lakhs. |
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