MP: Case to be registered against BJP leader for facilitating minor's marriage

MP: Case to be registered against BJP leader for facilitating minors marriage
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A court in Tikamgarh on Tuesday ordered the registration of a criminal case against former state minister Harishanker Khatik for allegedly facilitating the marriage of a minor tribal girl under a government scheme.

Madhya Pradesh : A court in Tikamgarh on Tuesday ordered the registration of a criminal case against former state minister Harishanker Khatik for allegedly facilitating the marriage of a minor tribal girl under a government scheme.

The court ordered registration of a case against Harishanker Khatik and four other ministers under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.

Congress leader Yadvendra Singh had filed a complaint in the matter.

The accused facilitated the marriage of the tribal girl with a married man from her community when she was only 15 years and 11 months old under the Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana on April 25, 2012

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