Police action led to 54% drop in child marriages since '23: CM Himanta
"We have a clear goal of zero child marriage in Assam by 2026. Assam's stern action against child marriage has resulted in a drastic decline in child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state, which now is a nationwide success story," the CM said.
Three crackdowns against child marriage have been conducted so far. The first crackdown was launched in Feb 2023, while the second was in Oct that year, and the third crackdown was conducted in Dec last year.
Over 5,000 individuals, including those who married underage girls or encouraged or solemnised child marriage, were arrested altogether in the three crackdowns. The CM said over 96% of the 5,523 cases were chargesheeted, besides appointing child marriage prohibition officers to prevent such cases.
The India Child Protection (ICP), in its report 'Towards Justice: Ending Child Marriage', last year stated that an 81% reduction in child marriages was observed across 20 districts of Assam between 2021-22 and 2023-24 due to effective legal interventions by the state.
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ICP attributed the notable decline to Assam's robust legal actions against child marriage.
It may be mentioned that the director general of police (DGP) recently submitted before the Gauhati High Court, during the hearing of a petition seeking the introduction of laws mandating compulsory castration for individuals involved in gang rape, rape and murder, and rape of minors, that the state police maintain zero tolerance for crimes committed against women and children, and therefore such cases are regularly supervised.
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