Author: Our Staff Reporter
Publication: The Nation
Date: June 8, 2003
URL: http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/June-2003/8/national/lhr5.asp
Appearing before the court of District
and Sessions Judge on Saturday filmstar Noor blamed her parents for forcibly
detaining her at home.
Sara Bokhari, who has film-name
'Noor', was brought from Darul Aman to the Court of Haji Muhammad Akram
Baitu where a large number of people were already present to witness the
proceedings.
Noor stated her parents Shahid Hussain
Bokhari and Mumtaz Bokhari have been enjoying her earnings for 14 years.
She said due to shortage of films her earning had decreased but her parents
were forcing her to earn money by other means.
She stated on her refusal the parents
detained her in the house and threatened to murder and disfigure her. Noor
categorically stated she does not want to live with her parents. On the
other hand, her parents submitted they did not detain Noor as the bailiff
recovered her from the house which is the joint property of Noor and her
mother Mumtaz, and when the bailiff came there, it was Noor who opened
the door.
They pointed out Noor's statement
was a 'concocted story' meant to get a licence from the court to proceed
to Dubai where she had married a Hindu boy, Vikram, against the will of
her parents.
Noor contradicted the statement
and said she is a Muslim and cannot even think of marrying a non-Muslim.
It may be mentioned that, in pursuance
of the court order, the bailiff, with the help of police, had recovered
Noor from the detention of her parents and produced her before the court
on Saturday. The court sent Noor to Darul Aman.
