Child Marriage Case

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  US Lags Behind In Fight Against Child Marriage: 300,000 Cases Since 2000

  Despite global focus on South Asia and Africa, child marriage remains legal in 37 US states, with over 300,000 cases reported since 2000.

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  "Significant Step," Says Himanta Sarma As Child Marriage Cases Fall By 81% In Assam

  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said his government has taken a significant step to ensure justice for girls by putting additional safeguards against child marriage.

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  Delhi Court Sentences Man To 10 Years Of Jail In Child Marriage, Rape Case

  Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment in a child marriage and rape case.

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  15 Arrested As Assam Child Marriage Crackdown Continues

  Police in Assam have arrested 15 qazis, or Islamic judges, who have been accused of conducting child marriages, and seized 10 marriage certificates from the accused's possession.

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  Police Uncover Child Marriage After Maharashtra Student Skips Maths Test

  A case of child marriage was discovered in Maharashtras Beed district after a girl student skipped her Mathematics paper during the ongoing SSC exams in the state, an official said on Tuesday.

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  494 Convicted Out Of Over 8,700 People Charged In Assam Child Marriage Cases

  A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

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  Child Brides From Maharashtra Were Sold In Gujarat, Rajasthan: Devendra Fadnavis

  As many as 24 criminal cases have been filed for the alleged kidnapping of women and child brides on the pretext of marriage in January this year, he said.

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  Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam

  Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.

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  1 Arrested, 5 Charged In Child Marriage Case In Rajasthan

  One person was arrested and five others were booked in case of alleged child marriage in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan last week, police said on Monday.

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  Rajasthan's U-Turn Amid Row Over Proposed Law, Child Marriages Concern

  A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.

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  No Information On Increase In Child Abuse Cases Due To Covid Lockdowns: Centre

  The government Thursday said it has no information as on date regarding data on increase in cases of child abuse due to the Covid-related lockdown situations and data on the increase in child marriage cases across the country.

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  16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana

  A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.

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  Case Filed Against Four For Child Marriage In Uttar Pradesh: Police

  The parents of two minors have been charged for allowing the marriage of their children - a 12-year-old boy with a 10-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Dubai Ruler Allegedly Tried To Wed Daughter, 11, To Saudi Crown Prince

  Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum conducted a campaign aimed at "intimidating and frightening" his estranged wife Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein before she fled to the UK, a London judge has ruled in a case over the welfare of their two young children.

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  Over 1,500 Cases Of Child Marriage Reported Between 2013-17: Smriti Irani

  Over 1,500 cases of child marriage have been reported between 2013-2017, Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani said today.