Parents booked for minor girl's marriage in Indore

Police in Indore have registered a case against the parents of a minor girl under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The complaint was filed by Mahendra Pathak, a member of the Child Marriage Core Group of the Women and Child Development Department, after the girl was married on June 24 at Dream World Resort on Nainod Road.

The girl was 17 years and five months old at the time of marriage, making it a violation of child marriage provisions. According to police, the family had been informed of legal requirements and had submitted an affidavit before the ceremony.

Following the complaint and a letter from the district programme officer, Gandhi Nagar police station registered an FIR. The case has been filed against the parents and others allegedly involved in conducting the marriage.