GUJRANWALA, Oct 12: A man who contracted ‘love marriage’ with a girl after divorcing her two elder sisters was thrashed by their family members when he came to the sessions court along with his new bride to record statement on Friday.

Reports said Adnan of Khalid Town married Lubna of Farid Town a few years ago. He later divorced Lubna and contracted marriage with her younger sister, Aqsa.

After sometime, he divorced Aqsa too and married her youngest sister, Anam, a few days ago.

On Friday, the couple arrived at the sessions court where Anam recorded her statement saying she wanted to live with Adnan.

The court allowed her to go with her husband and ordered the police to escort the couple to their home for their safety.

However, when the came out of the court room, Adnan’s in-laws nabbed the three-time ‘groom’ and gave a good thrashing to him and his brother, Zubair, with shoes and slaps.

The police intervened and took the couple in protective custody and later released them.