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Man held for marrying minor girl
January 12, 2021 22:13 IST
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January 12, 2021 22:13 IST
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Madurai A 30-year-old man, G. Prabhakaran, of Alankottaram in Sholavandan, was arrested for marrying and impregnating a minor girl.
The police said that M. Krishnaveni, working in the Social Welfare Department, had found that Prabhakaran had kidnapped a 16-year-old girl from Nilakottai in Dindigul district without her parents’ knowledge.
After marrying her in a local temple, he had physical relationship with her leading to the minor girl getting pregnant.
The girl was handed over to Child Welfare Committee after a complaint was lodged with Sholavandan police. The accused was arrested for marrying a minor girl and also under the provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.