Omani man apprehended for bid to marry minor girl

A Omani national was today apprehended for allegedly trying to marry a 16-year-old girl in Chandrayangutta area here, police said.

"One Al Alawi Salah Faiz Juma, an Omani national, has been apprehended along with a qazi Habeeb Ali, in connection with the attempt to marry a minor girl," Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) V Satyanarayana said.

The duo is being questioned and the process to register a case is being carried out.

Further investigation into the case is on.