Deccan Chronicle

3 MORE OMANIS IN POLICE NET

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT HYDERABAD, SEPT 26

Three more Omani nationals have been arrested along with two qazis for their alleged involvemen­t in a human traffickin­g racket.

According to the police, the 70-year-old accused, Al Sheyadi Sulaiman Bin Khamis Bin Salam, had come to India to marry along with two brokers — Al Shayadi Mohammed Khalfan Mohammed and Al Awdi Yasir Abdullah Hamdan.

Three more Omani nationals have been arrested by the police along with two qazis for their alleged involvemen­t in a human traffickin­g racket, busted by the police last week.

According to the police, the 70-year-old accused, Al-Sheyadi Sulaiman Bin Khamis Bin Salam, had come to India along with two brokers—Al Shayadi Mohammed Khalfan Mohammed and Al Awdi Yasir Abdullah Hamdan to marry.

“Sulaiman met qazi Ali Abdullah Rifai through the brokers. The qazi collected the permission given to Sulaiman for marriage by the Oman government. He also took money from him,” said DCP, south, Mr V. Satyanaray­ana. The police has started the process to deport two Omani nationals, Abdullah Mubarak Abdullah Al-Balushi and Sulaiman Khamis Mohammed Al Shayadi.

“Abdullah Balushi is a visually impaired person and had come to India for medical treatment. He tried to get a bride for himself with the help of Rifai. During his earlier visits, he married ten young girls. We identified the victims. They are not coming forward to record their statements fearing social stigma,” said Mr. Satyanaray­ana.

 ?? —DC ?? Three Oman nationals and two qazis arrested by the police for contract marriages on Tuesday.
—DC Three Oman nationals and two qazis arrested by the police for contract marriages on Tuesday.

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