Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Saturday stated that the crackdown towards youngster marriages would proceed within the coming days.
Chatting with reporters, Biswa knowledgeable that until immediately morning (Saturday), 2211 individuals had been arrested in reference to youngster marriages.
Up to now 4074 instances have been registered throughout Assam associated to youngster marriages whereas 8134 folks have been recognized as accused.
Earlier within the day, Assam Police spokesperson Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan stated that thus far 2,170 folks concerned in youngster marriage instances have been arrested within the state.
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“The figures of the arrests in Youngster Marriage instances have risen. Until this morning, the police had arrested 2,170 individuals throughout the state and it’ll improve additional,” Inspector Basic of Police (Legislation and Order) (IGP L&O) Bhuyan advised ANI.
Director Basic of Assam Police (DGP) GP Singh, whereas addressing a press convention on Friday, stated that 4,074 instances associated to youngster marriage have been registered at completely different police stations throughout the state.
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Singh stated that among the many arrested people 52 have been clergymen and Qazis concerned in youngster marriages.
“The utmost variety of folks have been arrested from Dhubri, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Vishwanath districts,” he added.
DGP Singh additional knowledgeable that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had directed the Police to hold out a probe as he had obtained inputs that youngster marriage was rampant within the state.
“About two months in the past, CM Sarma had advised police that he had obtained inputs that youngster marriage was rampant within the varied elements of the state and directed Police to hold out a probe. After the instructions from the CM, all of the district SPs have been advised to get in contact with respective village defence events, Gaon Buras, chiefs of varied communities and outstanding folks of varied communities and on the idea of that we now have noticed that there are situations of kid marriage in varied elements of the state,” DGP Singh stated mentioning that the collected information belonged to the years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
The DGP stated that a lot of the instances have been registered below completely different provisions of the POCSO Act and IPC sections and motion might be taken as per the legislation.
He stated that the arrested individuals might be produced earlier than the court docket.