Except Indian Govt never halts investigations on trafficking citing financial ties with Middleeast
Despite the mother’s pleas, however, the sheikh is allegedly refusing to return to girl until the money he paid to the brother-in-law to “buy” her is repaid.
“I spoke directly with the Omani national who married my daughter. He is saying he had bought my daughter for 5 lakh rupees ($7,800),” the mother is reported as saying. “Only if this amount is paid, he said he would send my daughter back to India.”
Marriages like this are tragically common in Hyderabad, according to NDTV, with elderly men looking for young brides from poor families.
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India has the highest rate of child marriage of any nation in the world, according to data released by the Pew Research Center in the US. It is followed by Bangladesh, Nigeria, Brazil, and Ethiopia.
A staggering 47% of girls are married by the age of 18 in India — despite a legal marriage age for girls in India of 18, and for boys of 21.
Omani Sheikh, 65, Bought His 16-Year-Old Indian Bride for $7,800 (globalcitizen.org)
Investigation my *** -- Lol