Imam charged with illegally marrying two children at UK mosque

Muslim cleric charged with forced marriage after 'illegally marrying two 16-year-olds'

A Muslim cleric has been charged with forced marriage after allegedly illegally allowing two children to marry each other.Ashraf Osmani, 52, allegedly conducted a Nikah marriage ceremony in November 2023, involving two 16-year-old children at the Central Mosque in the Midlands town.He is the serving Imam, the Mosque’s most senior Muslim cleric.The Bangladesh-born British national will appear before Northampton Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Sep…

Imam charged with illegally marrying two children at UK mosque

Ashraf Osmani, 52, of Abington Avenue, Northampton, will appear in court charged under Section 121 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act