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17 Feb 2023

'Families Cancelling...': Assam CM Praises Strict Crackdown on Child Marriages

Assam CM claimed that his government's crackdown on child marriages has had a positive impact He said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people after the crackdown The operation started on February 3 and 3,031 people have been apprehended

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20 Oct 2022

Child marriage, teenage pregnancies among Muslims 30% higher than Hindus

The NCPCR filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana HC order allowing a minor Muslim girl to marry The SC agreed to examine the order which the NCPCR said violates provisions of the POCSO Act and amounts to sexual assault of minors Activists are mainly concerned about underage marriages being more prevalent in certain communities following personal laws

13 Oct 2017

SC ruling on marital rape a deterrent to child marriages: Centre

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that sex with wife aged between 15 and 18 years would be a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code

11 Oct 2017

Supreme Court concerned over mass child marriages on Akshya Tritiya

Minor girls are married in thousands in the country and subjected to sexual intercourse regardless of their health, the SC said.

01 Jul 2016

SDGs to face challenge of 750 million child marriages by 2030

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22 Feb 2016

This old man managed to marry a teenage girl but what happened next is really shocking-Watch

Some saw them, ignored and went on their way. Whereas, some preferred to question and raise objections over the visible huge mismatch in the ages of husband and wife.

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