The police have booked around seven persons, including a bridegroom and three women for allegedly marrying a minor girl in Beas. - File photo
Amritsar, November 22
The police have booked around seven persons, including a bridegroom and three women for allegedly marrying a minor girl in Beas.
Those booked have been identified as Bimla, Malkit Singh, Shinder Kaur and Mahinder Singh, all residents of Gurdaspur, Princepal Singh, Ranjit Singh and Bevy, all residents of Wajir Bhullar village.
Father of the victim who filed a complaint with the police said the accused connived with each other and married her 15-year-old daughter with Princepal. A case under Sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act has been registered against the accused. — TNS
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