JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The appellate court in eastern Nangarhar province has sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for forcibly marrying two sisters at once.
Months ago, the convict, Wilayat Khan, married Marwa in Khewa district of Nangarhar, but he accused his wife of losing virginity before their marriage and forcibly married his sister-in-law next morning.
Marwa and her family had accused Wilayat Khan and his 14 family members of the forced marriage and had demanded justice.
The verdict in the case was handed down a day earlier at a hearing . . .
