Enhanced coordination among officials a must to prevent child marriage, says KSCPCR chief
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Enhanced coordination among officials a must to prevent child marriage, says KSCPCR chief

The Hindu  

Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman K Naganna Gowda has emphasized the critical need for enhanced coordination among officials from various departments to stop the menace of child marriage in the Kalyana Karnataka region. He was speaking at a recent workshop for district and taluk-level officials from all the districts in Kalaburagi Division jointly organised by the Directorate of Child Protection, the District Legal Services Authority, the district administration, the Women and Child Welfare Department, the Department of School Education, the District Child Protection Unit and Gulbarga University to review the conditions of out-of-school children and individuals engaged in beggary and unauthorised coaching centres functioning in the region. Mr. Gowda reiterated that the responsibility is not just of the Women and Child Welfare Department or the Police Department to prevent child marriages but also every official concerned and those closely connected to people such as anganwadi workers, ASHAs, teachers, village accountants and panchayat development officers. The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 was ineffective in preventing child marriages because of a lack of awareness and enforcement, Mr. Kosambe said and directed officials to take stern measures to prevent child marriages in their respective jurisdiction.

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Bihar to constitute 'task force' to prevent, eradicate child marriages
2 weeks ago

Bihar to constitute 'task force' to prevent, eradicate child marriages

The Hindu  

The Bihar government has decided to constitute a State-level 'task force' headed by the Chief Secretary to monitor action taken by authorities to prevent and eradicate child marriages in the State. The Bihar government has decided to constitute a state-level ‘task force' to monitor the actions taken by authorities to prevent and eradicate child marriages in the state," Chief Secretary …

Conduct awareness programmes to curb child marriages among tribals in Wayanad: HC
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Conduct awareness programmes to curb child marriages among tribals in Wayanad: HC

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala Legal Services Authority to conduct awareness programmes against child marriage in all upper primary and high schools and higher secondary schools in Wayanad with the support of the Education and Tribal departments. The Bench passed the order recently while disposing of a suo motu case initiated on the …

Kerala High Court Entrusts KeLSA With Creating Awareness Against Child Marriages In Tribal Communities Of Wayanad
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kerala High Court Entrusts KeLSA With Creating Awareness Against Child Marriages In Tribal Communities Of Wayanad

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has entrusted Kerala State Legal Service Authority with creating awareness about the ills of child marriage in the tribal communities in Wayanad. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu was dealing with a suo motu petition on the practice of child marriage prevalent in some tribal communities in Wayanad. The Court …

Workshop held on child protection and law enforcement
1 month ago

Workshop held on child protection and law enforcement

The Hindu  

Underlining the importance of child protection and enforcement of various laws meant to protect them, B.G. Dinesh Kumar, member secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, said that child protection was everyone’s responsibility. The workshop was held at the KSOU auditorium in collaboration with the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, district administration, Zilla Panchayat, DLSA, Department of …

Protection of child rights is everyone’s responsibility, says SCRC member
2 months, 1 week ago

Protection of child rights is everyone’s responsibility, says SCRC member

The Hindu  

Protection of child rights and creating awareness about the importance of prohibition of child marriages is everyone’s responsibility, member of State Child Rights Commission Shekhargouda Ramatanal said in Dharwad on Sunday. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop for district officials organised jointly by the Directorate of Child Protection, the district administration, the District Legal Services Authority and the Women …

Take effective steps to prevent child marriage, officers told
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Take effective steps to prevent child marriage, officers told

The Hindu  

Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela has directed officers of the departments concerned to take action to effectively prevent child marriages in the district. Expressing concern over the rising number of child marriages in the district, particularly in Shorapur and Hunsagi taluks, Dr. Susheela said that officers should form teams to create awareness among public on the prevention of child marriages and …

Why Himanta Biswa Sarma launched his half-yearly anti-child marriage drive
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Himanta Biswa Sarma launched his half-yearly anti-child marriage drive

India Today  

The Assam police, in a sweeping midnight operation launched on December 21 and continuing into the next day, arrested 431 individuals across the state for alleged involvement in child marriages. Opposition leaders, including the All India United Democratic Front, have accused the Sarma government of using the campaign to target Muslims under the guise of social reform whereas All India …

Rise in child marriages in TN shocking, says Annamalai
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in child marriages in TN shocking, says Annamalai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Expressing shock at the report about the increase in child marriages in Tamil Nadu, BJP state president K Annamalai blamed the state government for the worrying trend. Responding to a question during a press conference at BJP headquarters, Annamalai said, “It is indeed a piece of shocking information that the child marriages have gone up by 50% in 2023-24 …

Andhra Pradesh Govt. Prevented 780 Child Marriages, Says Minister Sandhyarani
3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Govt. Prevented 780 Child Marriages, Says Minister Sandhyarani

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The TDP-led NDA alliance government has prevented 780 child marriages in special drives organised from July 2024 onwards, women, child and tribal welfare Minister Gummidi Sandhyarani has underlined. The minister said 80,194 growth monitoring devices worth Rs 10.18 crore have been procured to track children's nutritional status. Rs 4.76 crore have been released for procuring 34,66,790 Early Childhood Care …

Child marriage free India campaign: Minister Annapurna Devi launches portal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Child marriage free India campaign: Minister Annapurna Devi launches portal

Hindustan Times  

Union women and child development minister Annapurna Devi on Wednesday launched the “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign” or child marriage free India campaign portal “to help girls achieve their potential” by checking practices such as child marriages. The next stage is to pave the path for her to achieve all her dreams, and not let practices such as child marriage …

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages
4 months, 2 weeks ago

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages

The Hindu  

To combat child marriage at the grassroots level, the State government has announced a reward of ₹50,000 for gram panchayats that either fully eliminate or significantly reduce child marriage cases. These officers will collaborate with government departments and Non-Governmental Organizations to prevent child marriages. Bidar district reported zero child marriages, with all 29 complaints from April to September 2024 successfully …

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights
5 months ago

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent child marriages, stating that child marriages violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of children. The Court noted that child marriages impose mature burdens on children who are not physically or mentally prepared to comprehend the significance of marriage. When women are forced into marriages to protect their …

Teacher, activists prevent child marriage in Kolkata
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Teacher, activists prevent child marriage in Kolkata

The Hindu  

Sujaya Roychowdhury Pal, a teacher in charge of a State-run girls’ school in Kolkata, could not be any happier on Teachers’ Day when she found that one of her students was participating in the celebrations on Thursday. BITAN is one of the NGOs working across India as part of the Child Marriage Free India campaign. The campaign uses awareness, counselling …

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report
8 months ago

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government’s emphasis on legal intervention in child marriage cases is now a proven model for the rest of the country to follow, a report released on World Day for International Justice on July 17 said. The report titled ‘Towards Justice: Ending Child Marriage’ by India Child Protection said Assam’s legal strategy helped slash child marriages in the …

Prosecuting persons will not resolve issue of child marriages: Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Prosecuting persons will not resolve issue of child marriages: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said prosecuting persons involved in child marriages will not resolve the problem which has social dimensions. NGO 'Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action', in 2017, had filed the PIL in the top court alleging that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was not being enforced in "letter and spirit". Prosecuting persons involved in child marriages …

Three arrested in child marriage case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Three arrested in child marriage case

The Hindu  

The Shankarnarayana police of Udupi district have arrested three persons, including a minor girl’s father and bridegroom, in connection with a case of child marriage. The police said the marriage of a 17 year and eight months old girl was carried out on May 21. Following counselling, personnel from the office of Kundapura Child Development Project Officer found that the …

Eight held for conducting child marriage in Assam’s Karimganj: Police
10 months ago

Eight held for conducting child marriage in Assam’s Karimganj: Police

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Assam police on Wednesday arrested a Kazi and seven others for allegedly officiating a child marriage in Karimganj. Police said they arrested the Kazi and members of the family of the groom Police said they received information about a marriage function being held at the Kabariband village under Patharkandi police station in Karimganj on Monday evening, following which …

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages

Hindustan Times  

India has made remarkable strides in the decline of child marriages over the last few decades and has led global progress to eliminate the practice. There is also a discrepancy in reported numbers, where despite high prevalence of child marriages recorded under NFHS-V, National Crime Records Bureau’s annual ‘Crime in India’ report recorded an average of only around 360 incidents …

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages

Hindustan Times  

The government can lead the way by prioritising the swift implementation of rules under the Act and devising key policy measures for the empowerment of adolescent girls. In addition to socio-economic solutions, comprehensive measures will be required to streamline coordination and promote convergence among key stakeholders, including those charged with implementing the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Protection …

Assam intensifying efforts to eradicate child marriage: ASCPCR chairperson
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam intensifying efforts to eradicate child marriage: ASCPCR chairperson

Hindustan Times  

"In societies plagued by illiteracy, poverty, and gender bias, the persistence of child marriage remains a significant challenge," said Saikia on Tuesday during a state-level consultation organised by ASCPCR to strategise the eradication of child marriage. The Assam government, recognised for its proactive stance against child marriage, is intensifying efforts to combat this social issue, according to Saikia. ASCPCR, in …

Child rights violations take centre stage at regional conference in Visakhapatnam
1 year, 1 month ago

Child rights violations take centre stage at regional conference in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

Issues like child labour, child marriage and measures needed to tackle them took centre stage at a conference organised by the Child Rights Advocacy Foundation here on Tuesday. State Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairperson Kesali Apparao and members Jangam Rajendra Prasad and Gondu Sitaram, officials of the Women and Child Welfare Department, Labour Department, Education Department, Police, Medical …

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study on child marriage in India published in the Lancet noted the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls. The publication states that while …

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides
1 year, 5 months ago

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides

The Hindu  

In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the parents of a 13-year-old girl in a remote village of Bangarupalem mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district frantically searched for medical help as the teen went into labour. Child marriage remains a harsh reality for over 100 forested villages in Bangarupalem, Palamaner, Gangavaram, Baireddipalle, V.Kota and Kuppam mandals in Chittoor …

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused
1 year, 6 months ago

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused

ABP News  

Five persons were arrested and three are at large in a child marriage case in Thane district in Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported citing a police official said on Saturday. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 outlaws child marriage and provides for its prevention as well as the protection of child brides. For solemnising a child marriage, the …

No government scheme benefits to those marrying below 18 in AP: CS
1 year, 7 months ago

No government scheme benefits to those marrying below 18 in AP: CS

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The benefits of government schemes will not be given to those who get married below the age of 18 in Andhra Pradesh. Jawahar Reddy said the government would take firm steps to prevent child marriages, for both boys and girls and create awareness among the people against underage marriages. According to the new rules, child marriage prohibition officers will …

AP to create awareness against child marriages
1 year, 7 months ago

AP to create awareness against child marriages

Deccan Chronicle  

AP chief secretary Dr K.S. Jawahar Reddy on Wednesday said state government will soon launch campaigns and awareness programmes to control child marriages across Andhra Pradesh. Dr Jawahar Reddy pointed out that the government has already undertaken many programmes to promote girls' education and to control child marriages. The chief secretary said a meeting will be held in two days …

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl
1 year, 7 months ago

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl

Op India  

Hailakandi police in Assam arrested a man on 27 July in a child marriage case which resulted in the liberation of a 15-year-old girl and an infant who is reported to be their son. Assam government’s crackdown on child marriages Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed his government’s commitment to eradicate child marriage by 2026, which has been a …

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief

The Hindu  

State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman Kesali Appa Rao has said the poor functioning and negligence of the Education Department staff was among the reasons for the continuing child marriages in the State. Speaking at a State-level consultation on ‘AP Prohibition of Child Marriage Rules - 2023’ under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, jointly organised by SCPCR, …

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
2 years ago

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 15 said that an equivalent number of Muslims and Hindus were arrested during the State government's ongoing operation against child marriage in the State. The Chief Minister said that the Assam government is discussing bringing a new law in the State against Child Marriage and that the State government's drive against Child …

CONTROVERSY | Assam government’s drive to end child marriage a ham-handed attempt
2 years ago

CONTROVERSY | Assam government’s drive to end child marriage a ham-handed attempt

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2023 10:40 IST The Assam government’s recent drive to end child marriage entered its second week when this article went to press, with over 3,000 arrests made. Research shows that education and financial independence alone have raised the age of marriage, delayed first pregnancy, and reduced family size, thus reducing female mortality and morbidity.” Roop Sen, …

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 1 month ago

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Assam began a massive crackdown against child marriages in the State - so far, over 4,000 cases have been registered and over 3,000 people have been arrested. Assam has high rates of child marriage - while the all-India figure as per the latest National Family Health Survey was 23.3%, in Assam, the figure was 31.8 percent. The …

Crackdown on child marriage tears families apart in India’s Assam
2 years, 1 month ago

Crackdown on child marriage tears families apart in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera  

More than 3,000 people arrested this month, with the state’s BJP government accused of targeting Muslims in the ongoing drive. The state is destroying married lives of people and further burdening women and girls already burdened by child marriage,” Guwahati-based human rights lawyer Aman Wadud told Al Jazeera. Along with the unprecedented large-scale arrests of people to prevent child marriage, …

Gauhati High Court questions use of POCSO Act in Assam child marriage cases
2 years, 1 month ago

Gauhati High Court questions use of POCSO Act in Assam child marriage cases

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court has questioned the application of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in child marriage cases in Assam while granting anticipatory bail to some people booked under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act on February 14. The crackdown triggered protests as the arrests were made in child marriage cases that were one year old – …

The battle against child marriage
2 years, 1 month ago

The battle against child marriage

The Hindu  

For the first time in more than two decades, a police team from the Ulukunchi outpost came asking questions at Birsingi, a village in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Assam’s Director-General of Police, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, said the exercise was planned after the Chief Minister sought action against large-scale child marriages two months ago. Seeking the cooperation of the people …

Attested Lunacy: Child marriages ‘fixed’ with notarised documents in India's Assam
2 years, 1 month ago

Attested Lunacy: Child marriages ‘fixed’ with notarised documents in India's Assam

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Sakina is no different from children her age. Innocent smile on her lips, she plays with other kids near her house in Gossaigaon, a developing town of Kokrajhar district of India’s north-eastern state of Assam. The government of Assam is seized of the matter and the chief secretary, the highest ranking administrative services officer of the state, has …

'Not Any Religion, Targeting Those Violating Law': Sarma Clarifies on Child Marriage Row
2 years, 1 month ago

'Not Any Religion, Targeting Those Violating Law': Sarma Clarifies on Child Marriage Row

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday clarified that the state’s crackdown on child marriages was not against any religion but targeted action against those violating the law as protests, suicide and appeals marked the clampdown. The crackdown on child marriage also led to the cancellation of several weddings of underage girls in Assam’s Barak Valley comprising Hailakandi, Cachar …

Nearly 3,000, including women arrested as Assam CM orders crackdown against child marriages
2 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 3,000, including women arrested as Assam CM orders crackdown against child marriages

India Today  

As many as 2,666 people have so far been arrested in connection with cases related to child marriages in Assam. — Himanta Biswa Sarma February 9, 2023 As of February 7, a total of 2,528 people from across the state were arrested for indulging in child marriage. PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT 2006 The act, which came into force on …

Crackdown against child marriage will continue: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
2 years, 1 month ago

Crackdown against child marriage will continue: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Altogether 2,441 people have been arrested since the drive against child marriage was launched in Assam on February 2, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on February 6. Assam’s Director-General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the crackdown followed a direction from the Chief Minister two months ago based on inputs that child marriage was rampant in parts …

Assam child marriages: Why Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to be the new-age Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam child marriages: Why Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to be the new-age Raja Ram Mohan Roy

India Today  

On February 3, a young widow and mother of two committed suicide in Assam’s South Salmara-Mankachar district because she feared her father would soon be arrested. The NFHS-5 revealed that Assam’s total fertility rate —the average number of children born per woman—is 1.9 per cent, below the national average of 2. South Salmara, another Muslim-dominated district, at 44.7 per cent …

Action on child marriage in Assam leaves girls in distress
2 years, 1 month ago

Action on child marriage in Assam leaves girls in distress

The Hindu  

Nimee's* eyes do not sparkle with the joy of new motherhood, instead, they reflect the fear, insecurity and sense of foreboding that stalks her village in Morigaon district of Assam. While Ms. Nimee is among the thousands of child brides whose husbands were arrested in a State-wide crackdown against child marriage by the Assam Police over the last two days, …

‘Foolish': Child panel chief on AIUDF's charges against Assam government
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Foolish': Child panel chief on AIUDF's charges against Assam government

Hindustan Times  

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday said the Assam government's initiative against child marriage is appreciative and that other state governments should follow the same, according to news agency ANI. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “NCPCR has appreciated Assam's government initiative against adults involved in child marriages and we also expect other states …

Child Marriage: AIUDF Claims Crackdown Without Framing Rules; Cong Questions Failure of Other Govt Bodies
2 years, 1 month ago

Child Marriage: AIUDF Claims Crackdown Without Framing Rules; Cong Questions Failure of Other Govt Bodies

News 18  

The AIUDF on Saturday alleged that the Assam government is carrying out a crackdown on child marriage under provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act without framing the requisite rules. In a crackdown on child marriage since Friday, police have arrested 2,258 people so far based on 4,074 FIRs registered against such cases with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma …

Assam Police arrests 2044 in illegal child marriage cases, number of complaints and accused rises to 4074 and 8000 respectively
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam Police arrests 2044 in illegal child marriage cases, number of complaints and accused rises to 4074 and 8000 respectively

Op India  

In a sweeping crackdown on child marriage in Assam, the police arrested around 2,044 people including 57 Kazis and Pujaris for their involvement and alleged participation in child marriage on Friday. Similarly, action will be taken under the prevention of child marriage act in cases where the age of the bride is between 14 and 18 years. The cabinet also …

Child marriage crackdown: Assam Police arrests over 2,100 people linked to heinous act
2 years, 1 month ago

Child marriage crackdown: Assam Police arrests over 2,100 people linked to heinous act

India TV News  

Child marriage crackdown : As many as 2,170 people were arrested in relation to child marriage cases in Assam, Police spokesperson said on Satuday. Director General of Assam Police GP Singh, while addressing a press conference on Friday, said that 4,074 cases related to child marriage have been registered at different police stations across the state. DGP Singh further informed …

Over 4,000 cases lodged as part of campaign against child marriages in Assam
2 years, 1 month ago

Over 4,000 cases lodged as part of campaign against child marriages in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Over 4,000 cases have been registered as part of the campaign against under-aged marriages in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. On January 23, the Assam Cabinet approved a crackdown on child marriages as the National Family Health Survey-5 carried out between 2019 and 2020 showed that percentage of women aged between 20-24 married before the legal …

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Over the next one week, thousands of men in Assam who married underage girls will be arrested. Himanta Biswa Sarma’s announcement on Thursday was part of the government's campaign against child marriage, which he cited as the reason behind child pregnancy, which in turn was responsible for high maternal and infant mortality rates in Assam. In total, 4,004 cases have …

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages are considered an offence in statutory law. On January 13, the Supreme Court said it would examine whether girls as young as 15 years …

Assam: Four including Imam Sanidul Ali arrested in child marriage case
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam: Four including Imam Sanidul Ali arrested in child marriage case

Op India  

The Assam police on Friday arrested four people for conducting child marriage in the Kurbaha area in the Barpeta district of Assam. The arrest came barely four days after the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government announced that strict measures will be implemented across the state to keep a check on the spike in child marriages in the state. Assam Govt …

Child marriage peril! Assam to book men marrying girls below 14 years under POCSO Act
2 years, 1 month ago

Child marriage peril! Assam to book men marrying girls below 14 years under POCSO Act

India TV News  

Assam to book men marrying girls below 14 years under POCSO Act Assam child marriage: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a cabinet meeting was held where it was decided to book such men under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Assam child marriage: In an attempt to put curb on child marriage in the state, the Assam …

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