'Shotgun Marriage' on the Internet

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7230019.stm

Pakistan captain in 'love scam'

Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik has threatened to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter over the telephone five years ago.

He has accused the Muslim family from the city of Hyderabad of committing an internet marriage fraud against him.

The family says that the marriage took place in June 2002 after a two-month courtship with witnesses on both sides.

When news of the relationship became public in 2005, it was hailed as love affair that crossed borders.

But now it has turned sour with both sides threatening legal action.

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