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Six Rajasthan officials injured trying to stop child marriages
Saturday April 21, 2012 10:02:00 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur: At least six
police and administration officials were injured when they were
attacked by a group of villagers who were carrying out child
marriages in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said Saturday.
The villagers even attacked a police outpost later. Police
arrested 15 villagers Saturday and lodged first information
reports (FIR) against 50 others.
The incident took place late Friday night in Ghatoli area of
Jhalawar district, over 300 km from Jaipur.
"We were on high alert in the wake of Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
that is to be observed April 24. The day is considered highly
auspicious for marriages," a police officer told IANS.
He added that police got a tip-off that about 30 minors were being
illegally married in a group wedding ceremony at Prithavipura
village. A team of district administration and police officers was
rushed to the spot.
"The officers asked the villagers to show the birth certificates
of the grooms and brides. When they did not make these documents
available, the team asked the villagers to stop the weddings. On
this, the villagers started pelting stones on the officers
following which six of them were injured," said the officer.
The villagers later attacked a police outpost situated nearby. Two
policemen at the outpost fled away to save their lives.
In a written direction to the district collectors and
superintendents of police in each district, the state home
department has asked them to keep strict vigil on child marriages
on Akha Teej, which is a rampant practice in the rural areas of
Rajasthan.
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