The Assam government has launched a statewide crackdown on child marriage, with at least 2,170 persons - including 52 priests or qazis - arrested as of Saturday, 4 February. Terming child marriage an "unpardonable and heinous crime," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted on Friday, 3 February, that "statewide arrests are presently underway against those violating provisions of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act."
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3 фев 2023