In a peculiar case reported, the officers at Kowali police station facilitated marriage of a couple after the woman filled a complaint against her lover who refused to marriage proposal after getting her pregnant.
The 27-year-old man identified as Shahnawaz Gul, had refused to marry his lover Gul Bano (27) even after she got pregnant. The duo was in a relationship for two years but when Gul got pregnant, Shahnawaz stepped back from marry her. Upon hearing the news of pregnancy, Gul Bano’s family approached Shahnawaz’s house and met his parents with marriage proposal, but they refused. After this, Gul’s parents sought the help from police.
Upon receiving the complaint, police summoned both the families and convinced them of the legal implications. Officials told Shehnawaz that he could either go to jail for rape or marry her, of which, the man chose the latter option.
The counselling by the police followed the wedding ceremony. Family members of the bride and the groom, along with friends, gathered in celebration under a tent set up inside the Kowali Police Station while Maulvi Md Bashir recited nikahnama to solemnise the marriage of Gul and Shahnawaz.
