The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the police on Friday to not harass The Minor’s mother-in-law.
The hearing was headed by Justice Tariq Saleem. A petition was filed by The Minor’s alleged husband Zaheer Ahmed’s mother Noor Munir and brother, seeking LHC to stop the police from harassing them.
The Inspector general of police (IGP) Punjab, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Station House Officer (SHO) were made respondents in the petition.
Munir said that the police is harassing her and their family. She requested the court to put an end to it.
During the hearing today (Friday), both The Minor and her husband were produced before the LHC.
Earlier, the Sindh High Court (SHC) had allowed The Minor to decide her fate. The court said that its The Minor’s choice to go with her husband or her parents.
In a three-page written order, the court stated: “In light of all the evidence, this is not a case of kidnapping.”
The Minor along with her alleged husband Zaheer was produced in the Sindh High Court on June 6.
The Minor went missing on April 16 from Karachi. Three videos of The Minor also surfaced in which the girl can be heard saying that she married out of her own free will, and claimed that she is 18 years of age. However, her father claims that she is not 18.
A medical report revealed that The Minor’s age is between 16-17 years old.
