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Police are investigating a child marriage after an inquiry found a 16-year-old girl wedded a 28-year-old man. Four people, including the groom, father, mosque secretary, and cleric, are accused under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
Soon after the incident was reported to Childline, the groom reportedly left for South Korea.
The police shifted her to the 'Shakti Sadan' Swadhar Grah (rehabilitation home) in Beed.
In 2023, 6,038 cases were filed under the act, compared to 1,002 cases in 2022 and 1,050 cases in 2021, indicating a sharp rise.
The crackdown was launched on the night of December 21-22, he said.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the law on prevention of child marriages cannot be stunted by personal laws.
A survey of the State Kudumbasree Mission had found that as many as 34 such marriages were held at Tirunelli panchayat.
Broker cheated the families of the girl and her husband.
Across India, 161 civil society organisations in 265 districts throughout 17 states and Union Territories prevented 14,137 child marriages.
The 17-year-old girl had filed a petition in Bombay HC saying scans had shown that the foetus had skeletal anomalies.
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