Woman broker held for marrying off Hyderabad girl to Omanese beggar

Hyderabad, Jan 12: A woman was on Jan 11 arrested for allegedly facilitating marriage of a 28-year-old to a 'rich' Arab 'shaikh' from Oman who turned out to be a beggar, police said.

"The broker, identified as Sajida Begum, claimed before the victim's parents that the shaikh is a rich person and made them to believe that after marriage she can seek an employment in a Gulf country. Accordingly, the marriage was performed in August last year," stated a release from Hyderabad Police.

However, the woman who went to Oman with her husband later found that he was a beggar, and informed her parents in Hyderabad.

"The issue was brought to the notice of the police by the victim's father in November last year and a cheating case was registered. The accused woman broker was arrested during the course of investigation," it stated. Police said the efforts were on to bring the victim back to Hyderabad.

PTI