Assam police have arrested 416 people across the state and registered 345 cases in the third phase of a campaign against child marriages, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

The Chief Minister argued that with the launch of this initiative, the child marriage cases will come down in Assam. “We are anticipating that Nijut Moina will able to eradicate the evil of ...

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that schemes like Nijut Moina and the Assam Compulsory Registration ... In an intensified crackdown on child marriages since last year, 5,348 cases have been registered ...

GUWAHATI: The Assam police arrested 431 people for their alleged involvement in cases of child marriage. The arrests were made during a statewide crackdown on the night of December 21-22.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 416 persons have been arrested in cases allegedly related to child marriages following statewide raids on Saturday night. A total of 335 cases ...

Hundreds of women are protesting in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam after their male relatives were arrested as part of a crackdown on child marriage. State police have arrested more than ...

Ms Khatun and hundreds of other women in Assam have been protesting after their male relatives were arrested in connection with cases of child marriage. More than 8,100 people have been named in ...

The number of arrests, 431, and cases, 345, is showing a “declining trend” since the drive against child marriage started due to the “vision of the chief minister (Himanta Biswa Sarma) to free Assam ...

The legal age of marriage is 18 years for women and 21 years for men. "Assam continues its fight against child marriage... The arrested individuals will be produced in court today," Sarma informed ...

"Assam continues its fight against child marriage," he added, saying raids have been carried out overnight and that those arrested would be produced in court on Sunday. India is home to more than ...

Assam has taken a firm stance against child marriage. We are putting the last nail in the coffin of this social evil across the State. Leading by example, 4 villages in Cachar have been declared ...