CHINIOT: A man in Punjab was duped into marrying a transgender person, who fled shortly after robbing him of money, Geo News reported on Thursday.

52-year-old Gulzar, a resident of Chiniot district, contracted a second marriage with the bride, named Sonia, in court after paying Rs150,000 to the ‘fraud’ gang comprising Ghulam Nabi and Safdar, who pretended to be relatives of the bride.

The gang administered the man’s nikah three days before marrying off their accomplice (a transgender) to Gulzar.

It was not until the man brought the bride home when he realized he had been duped into marrying a transgender.

According to reports, Gulzar had wanted to marry for the second time as he has no child with his first wife.