Sunday, April 2, 2023

child marriage

Child marriage: Bride’s family booked, groom’s family spared

Police in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district have registered an FIR under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and booked parents of a minor bride but not any member from the groom side. The priest, who performed the wedding rituals, was...

Child marriage: Assam CSO says arrests not only solution, need to address causes

The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam has created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot be the solution while some arguing that at...

Crackdown on child marriage to continue till 2026 Assam polls: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the drive against child marriage, launched by the state police from the previous day, will continue till the next assembly elections in 2026.More than 2,250 people have been arrested...

Assam Police crackdown on child marriage; 1,800 arrested

The Assam Police have arrested over 1,800 people so far on Friday in a massive crackdown on child marriage, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.The crackdown began early in the morning across the state and it will continue over...