Seven Booked for Marrying Off 15-Year-Old Girl
In Thane district, Maharashtra, a case has been registered against seven individuals for allegedly marrying off a 15-year-old girl, according to police reports on Tuesday.
Based on a complaint, the district rural police registered a case under various sections, including:
- Section 143 (trafficking)
- Section 83 (marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage)
- Section 85 (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
An official confirmed the registration of the case.
Author's summary: Seven booked for marrying 15-year-old girl.