Arab sheikhs in Hyderabad 70 -80 years contract marriage with minor girls

Police raided Guest houses in Hyderabad mostly in Falaknuma and Chandrayangutta area and arrested eight Arab sheikhs who wanted to marry minor girls. Five Oman and three Qatar nationals, who were camping in the city to “marry” teenage girls were arrested along with chief qazi of Mumbai Farid Ahmed Khan who was issuing marriage certificates for contract marriages performed in Hyderabad Rs 50,000 each.

“They were in the process of “interviewing” more than 20 minor girls when the raids were conducted at various guesthouses,” Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy said. Two other local qazis who performed fake marriages recently have also been arrested.

The raids, which started last night, are still going on. Cops arrested Al Mayah Ali Issa, Al Salehi Talib Humeid Ali, Al Ubaidani Juma Shinoon Sulaiman, Al Salehi Nasser Khalif Hamed, Al Qasimi Hassan Mazaaul Mohammed (all from Oman), and Omer Mohammed Seraj Abdal Rahman, Hamad Jabir o Al-Kuwari,and Safeldin Mohammed Salih (all from Qatar).