Assam Child Marriage: The Assam government is continuously taking strict steps against ‘child marriage’. The Assam government clearly believes that strict action will be taken against those who violate the child marriage law. So far, cases have been registered against 4,036 people on the instructions of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. At the same time, the Assam Police has arrested 2,442 people.
Case after health survey report
In fact, recently the National Family Health Survey has released a report, according to which, maternal and infant mortality rate is very high in Assam. Child marriage is held responsible for this. Since then, the Assam government has asked to take action against those who perform child marriages. Acting on this order, the police are constantly registering cases against people. Out of this, maximum number of cases have been registered against 382 people in Dhubri district. 255 cases have been registered in Hojai, 205 in Udalguri and 141 in Morigaon.
Assam police have arrested 2,442 persons & registered 4,036 cases, in connection with child marriages across the state, till now. pic.twitter.com/mshjNp9yql
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2023
3 February arrest and action
Chief Minister Himanta had said that arrest and action will start from February 3, 2023. Action has started in the state since then. So far 2,442 people have been arrested. This is going to be a big action, in which all the people involved in child marriage in the last seven years have been booked. The CM had said in a statement that our main target would be Mullahs, Qazis or priests who promote these marriages.
CM Sarma had announced on January 23 that the Assam government would start a statewide campaign against child marriage. In this, men who marry girls below 14 years of age will be booked under the POCSO Act. At the same time, a case will be registered against those who marry girls of 14-18 years under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
