LAHORE: Dua Zehra, the girl who has tied the knot with Zaheer Ahmed, on Tuesday said her father and a cousin came to their house in Lahore to abduct her on April 18.

In a plea with the session court, she said her father, Mehdi Kazmi, forcibly wanted her to marry her cousin Zain ul Abideen, while she was happily married to Zaheer Ahmed.

“My father and cousin even tried to abduct me from my home, however their attempt failed upon gathering of residents of the area,” she said adding that they abused and threatened her and her husband.

Dua Zehra pleaded the court to take action against Mehdi Kazmi and Zain under the CrPC.

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The magistrate court has summoned Dua Zehra on May 18 to present evidence against her father. The court also directed the SHO of Wahdat Colony police station to stop illegal harassment of Dua Zehra.

The girl, allegedly 14-year-old, went missing on April 16 and the police started the hunt when a video request by her parents popped up on social media.

Initially, the case appeared to be of abduction and as the parents claimed their daughter went missing from the home.

However, what we can call as the biggest breakthrough in the case, it appeared that the girl left her home willingly to tie the knot with Zaheer Ahmed in Lahore.

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He said Karachi Police had been relayed about Dua Zehra’s whereabouts.

“Special teams of the Lahore Police continued their operation in search of the girl throughout the night,” he said adding that the police were making every possible cooperation with the Karachi Police, as per directions of the Punjab inspector general.

While in police custody, Dua Zhera again admitted that she married with Zaheer Ahmed out of her own free will.

“I came here myself and nobody kidnapped me. I want to live with Zaheer Ahmed and don’t want to return home. I did not bring any valuable item from home,” she said.

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