The incident occurred near Mando railway crossing in Shikarpur, where a marriage ceremony was held to tie a knot between a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy.
The father of the minor girl was also nabbed in the action while the groom and the prayer leader, who had to perform Nikkah ceremony, fled from the scene.
KHAIRPUR: Sindh Police foiled an attempt to marry off a nine year old girl to a 45 year old man by raiding a house in Khairpur, ARY News reported on Thursday.