Muslim girl from UP marries youth in Saudi Arabia via video conferencing

The wedding was scheduled for May 5, but the bridegroom could not reach the venue on time.

The marriage of a Muslim girl in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh with a boy in Saudi Arabia was solemnised by clerics via video conferencing in Muzaffarnagar.

A girl in UP’s Shamli was married to a youth in Saudi Arabia via video conferencing. (Representational Photo)

According to the bride’s father Rehan, the marriage was scheduled for May 5, but the bridegroom, Mohammed Abid, could not reach the venue on time.

“So we took the help of technology to solemnise the marriage yesterday (Monday),” he said.

The family members of the couple were present on the occasion.