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Saudi Sheikh paid Rs 2 lakh to child bride’s family
NEW DELHI. Aug 25 A Delhi court today ordered that Amcena Begum, the child bride who was rescued from the clutches of a 65-year-oid Saudi Arabian Sheikh, be kept at Nari Nike tan
A dazed Ameena Begum. 1 1. who hails from Hyderabad, was produced in the court of the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Mr K C Lohia, reports PTI.
Curious onlookers, including litigants, lawyers, newsmen and photographers, thronged the court room at Patiala House for a glimpse of the child bride, while armed policemen threvy a cordon outside the court.
Efforts to elicit a response from her to queries proved futile, as Ameena clutched her Zarf bordered dupatta in her little hands, still fresh with henna, a cruel reminder of the marriage her parents slapped on her
with the Saudi Sheikh at Hyderabad.
The magistrate also adjourned, the hearing of arguments by activists of Janwadi Mahila Samltl. who wanted a volunteer to be sent to Nari Niketan along with Ameena.
The Saudi Sheikh, Yahya AI H Mohammad Saglsh. met the young girl at Hyderabad on August 7 and married her the next day Preliminary queries revealed that he had paid more than Rs 2 lakh to the bride's family for the marriage He has been charged with wrongful confinement and alleged sexual harassment His passport has been impounded and he has been remanded to po lice custody He was apprehended soon after he ar rived at Delhi airport following complaints from passengers and crew members that Amcena was
crying in the alrcralt and was married against her wishes The accused was carrying two marriage certificates when he was arrested.
The air hostess who had helped Amcena aboard the flight wa» also present tn the court. Tight police cordon around her seemed to have Instllk-d a sense of fear for Ilie unknown In the little girl
Wearing the same light blue sahvar suit since Saturday with ruffled, ungroomed hair. Ameena was made to sit on a chair in the parked court room where sht stayed hardly for 15 minutes She could only whis per that she went lo a school in Hyderabad before plunglhg Into silence again, seemingly oblivious of what the future held In store for her She led out of the room and promptly p* ked Into a
Jail van and sent to Nari Niketan.
She had already been taken to Safdar Jung Hospital for a medical examination The police are still awaiting her bone test report to determine her correct age.
The magistrate has turned down the request of Ms Vrinda Karat of the Janwadi Mahila Samlti and Ma Klrtl Singh, the Samtty's counsel, to grant access by their vol untcers to Ameena at Nari Niketan Outside the court room. Ms Karat expressed shock over the Andhra Pradesh government's failure to react lo this episode.
Members from all parties In the Lok Sabha expressed serious concern about Ameena The Issue was raised during zero hour by Mr Madan Lal Khurana (BJP). who said these kind of "child marriages was go Ing on for a tong time and
alleged that there was a large scale racket as part of which young girls from India were sent abroad, mainly to West Asia, for immoral purposes
He demanded a statement from the home ministry and called for immediate steps to end such trafficking He said a high powered probe should be ordered into this and other similar cases. This demand was supported by other members
He said the girl was brought to b^thi to secure a forged pabsport for her, which indicated that the Arab had well established contacts In the capital. He also pointed out that airport of ficials had told the police that the Arab was a familiar face
Mrs Malini Bhattacharya (CPI M) described the Incident as "horrifying"