Chennai, Oct 11 (BPNS)
A 17-year-old boy studying a polytechnic tied the nuptial knot to a 16-year-old minor girl at a bus waiting shelter in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu in the presence of onlookers. The video of the incident went viral on social media and Cuddalore police arrested the boy under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
The District Police and the District Child Protection Unit launched an investigation after the video of the act went viral and finally, the police arrested the boy on Tuesday.
The boy is sent to a juvenile observation home in Cuddalore while the girl is given counseling at the office of the Child welfare committee. The Cuddalore district police in a statement on Tuesday said that it arrested another person, Balaji Ganesh. P (51) for circulating the video of the 17-year-old tying the nuptial knot with the 16-year-old girl at the bus waiting shelter.
Balaji was booked under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act, Prevention of Women Harassment Act, and SC/ ST Prevention of Atrocities Act as the boy and girl belong to the Scheduled Caste.