Minor sold for Rs56,000 to 40-yr-old man

Yamunanagar, September 23

A joint team of child line and police has rescued a minor girl of Yamunanagar, who was allegedly sold to a 40-year-old man of Rohtak for marriage.

The girl (17) of Hamida Colony here was allegedly sold for Rs 56,000 by her mother

to Vikram of Rohtak Dhamad village on September 7.

As per an FIR registered at the city police station, Yamunanagar, on September 19, the child line, Rohtak, informed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on September 8 that a minor girl of Yamunanagar was sold and brought to Dhamad village. She was taken to a temple and Vikram married her.

Thereafter, a joint team of child line and the police rescued the girl and presented her before the CWC and she was sent to a shelter home after counselling.

On CWC chairperson’s complaint, a zero FIR was registered against Jhasu, Vikram, the girl’s mother and some unidentified persons under Sections 370, 366A IPC, Juvenile Justice Act, 9,10,12 of Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, at Sadar police station, Rohtak, on September 19. The zero FIR was transferred to Yamunanagar, where another case was registered at the city police station on September 21. SHO Manoj Kumar said: “We’ve registered a child marriage case and started probe.” — TNS