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Assam: 2278 arrested in connection with child marriages, say police
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam police have registered 4074 cases related to child marriage, the police said.
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Child rights body lauds Assam govt's crackdown against child marriages, sl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam police has so far arrested over 2,250 persons across the state in connection with cases related to child marriage.
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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi calls Assam govt's crackdown on child marriag
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The drive was launched on Thursday night after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a video-conference meeting with senior officials of the police department directing them to launch a crackdown to rid the state of the evil practice of child marriage.
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Women protest against Assam govt's crackdown on child marriages
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A large number of women on Saturday staged a protest in front of a police station in Assam's Dhubri district against the Assam government's action against child marriage. Security personnel were forced to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the women who gathered in front of the Tamarhat poli
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"What will happen to those married girls?"Owaisi after Assam govt's crackd
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"You are in the government for six years, so it is a failure of the state. Why haven't you built more schools in the state," Owaisi said.
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Crackdown against child marriages to continue in Assam: Himanta Biswa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Saturday said that the crackdown against child marriages would continue in the coming days.
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Family health survey, cabinet meeting, 'crackdown'; Assam govt's efforts a
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Considering a surge in cases of child marriage (below the age of 18 years) of Assam women as reported by the National Report of the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), the Hemanta Biswa Sarma led State government is believed to be carrying the ongoing crackdown against chi
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Assam BJP MP calls AIUDF Chief Ajmal 'communal man' over his remark on cra
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Chief Badruddin Ajmal while taking note of the ongoing crackdown on child marriages in Assam had said that this action was to 'harass' Muslims.
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Child marriage crackdown: 2170 people arrested so far in Assam
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Police spokesperson Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan on Saturday said that so far 2,170 people involved in child marriage cases have been arrested in the state.
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Crackdown on child marriages, 139 people arrested in Assam's Biswanath
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam police have arrested 139 people in Biswanath district as part of its state-wide crackdown on child marriages after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma directed to end the 'menace'.
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Assam crackdown on child marriage: 87 arrested so far in Bongaigaon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a major crackdown against child marriages, Bongaigaon Police arrested 87 accused in 140 registered cases under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and POCSO act, the police said.
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Massive crackdown against child marriages in Assam, Over 2000 people arres
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Director-General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said that in the last two days, police have registered over 4000 cases across different districts of the State.
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