Pune: The Khadki police on Wednesday night registered a case of child marriage and rape against six people for allegedly marrying off a 17-year-old girl in March. The case has been registered against the minor girl ’s mother, father, two grandmothers, husband (24) and her father-in-law. Senior inspector Satish Jagdale of the Khadki police said, “The girl stays in Yerawada with her brother and mother, a casual worker.
” He said, “Her grandmothers stay in Bopodi, off Pune-Mumbai highway. On March 3, her grandmothers called her to Bopodi, where the to-be-groom and his family members were present. The girl’s mother and the two grandmothers had arranged the programme.
” Jagdale said, “The girl was thereafter married off by her mother, grandmothers and others by arranging a wedding ceremony in Khed. Her husband established a physical relationship with her after marriage despite knowing that she was a minor.” We also published the following articles recently Child Marriage Act violation case against six, including minor girls mother & husband Khadki police have charged six individuals with child marriage and rape after a 17-year-old girl was married off in March.
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