Aunt beaten up by nephews for marrying in 'old age'

A newly-wed bride was abducted and beaten up by her nephews in Lodhran for "bringing shame to the family at this old age" after she got married at age 53, a news channel has reported. 

Nazir Khatoon of Qureshiwala in Lodhran married a man named Ramzan of her own will a short while before the incident. The two got married in a local court after getting permission from their children. 

Nazir Khatoon was a widow who had four adults children, all of whom are married. 

Ramzan told the channel that soon after the wedding, he and his wife left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Three days after they landed back in Pakistan, Nazir Khatoon's nephews attacked her in their house, abducting her and beating her up. 

Police immediately raided the house of the suspects and recovered the woman. She was then transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital to treat her numerous injuries. 

Police have confirmed that a case has been registered against the suspects while one of them has already been arrested.