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More Legal Woes for Umar Akmal

by AFP
Arif Ali—AFP

Arif Ali—AFP

Cricketer faces police action after his marriage function violated the Punjab Marriage Function Act, 2006.

Batsman Umar Akmal could be in fresh trouble with the law after a party for his wedding breached local rules restricting marriage celebrations, police said Wednesday.

Officers in Lahore said the 23-year-old held a function on Tuesday that violated bylaws that say only one food dish can be served at wedding parties, which must end at 10:00 p.m. Akmal, who was to wed former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir’s daughter Noor Amna on Wednesday, left the venue before the police raid.

“There were violations of marriage act and a case has been registered and four people were arrested,” police official Rana Imtiaz told reporters. The law was brought in to try to curb excessive wedding celebrations and has proved unpopular in Lahore, traditionally known for lavish marriages.

Imtiaz said Akmal was not named in the police report, but action could still be taken against the cricketer, as it was his function. It comes a month after Akmal was cleared of violating traffic rules and scuffling with a policeman.

The officer in question forgave Akmal, saying he was a “national hero,” following a match-saving century against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.

Akmal’s wedding has already attracted big headlines in media over his hairstyle and expensive sherwani.

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