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Men marrying girls below 14 to be booked under POCSO Act, says Assam CM
Updated On: 23 January, 2023 03:13 PM IST | Guwahati | PTI
"Men marrying girls in the age group of 14-18, will be tried under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and necessary steps will be taken against them under this law," the chief minister said
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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Pic/PTI
The Assam Cabinet on Monday decided to book men who marry girls below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality and the primary cause is child marriage.
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