TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 05.05AM IST
AJMER: Khori village of Pushkar block remained tense on Wednesday as angry villagers protested against the police who swung into action and got a court stay order on the child marriage, involving the minor son of sarpanch Partap Singh.
According to police, sarpanch Partap Singh was organising the marriage of his minor son, and hundreds of members of his community gathered in the village to participate in the ceremony.
"There was a big function and marriage rituals were scheduled in the afternoon," said police.
After a tip-off, when they reached the spot, there was a protest from villagers. After verification, it was found that Ram Singh (16) was going to marry in a grand family function. The police filed an application in the court to stay the marriage and after getting the orders, they again went to the village and made the parents and relatives to sign on a legal bond for not conducting the marriage of the minors.
"We used force to bring the situation under control and took the signatures of the parents," said Dinesh Kumawat, SHO of Pushkar police station.
Even though it is a social crime, the child marriage in the sarpanch family revealed the involvement of public representatives.
"Political leaders are attending child marriage functions as they have to protect their vote banks," said an official. He added that they should come forward against this menace.
Meanwhile, in the last two days, police have swooped upon more than a dozen of families in the district and made them sign on a bond for not conducting marriages of their minor children.
"The marriage ceremonies will go on for two more days and we are keeping a close watch," said the official.
In another instance, Jawaja police also filed an application in the Beawar court demanding a stay on child marriages in Naikalan village. Judicial magistrate Vikram Singh directed the police to make the parents and grand parents of children to sign the bond for not conducting child marriages. Additional police force has also been deployed in the village to check the social crime.
Acting on a tip-off, police found that a couple of marriages were scheduled in Naikalan village where Hamendra Panwar (7), son of Santosh Panwar, was supposed to marry Priyanka alias Guddi (5), daughter of Bhanwar Singh of Katoliya village of Bhilwara district. In the other case, Pawan Kumar (13), son of Kishan Singh was going to marry Lalita (4), daughter of Chiman Lal of Kinal village.
Tahsildar Kannaya Lal and SHO Jawaj Panchi Ram went to the village and made the families to sign on the bond.
"We even took the signs of the grand parents and relatives that came to attend the marriages," said Ram. Similarly complaints of child marriages also came from Pisangan block and when police reached the spot parents had taken away their children.
Link: Sarpanch son’s child marriage stopped in Pushkar
According to police, sarpanch Partap Singh was organising the marriage of his minor son, and hundreds of members of his community gathered in the village to participate in the ceremony.
"There was a big function and marriage rituals were scheduled in the afternoon," said police.
After a tip-off, when they reached the spot, there was a protest from villagers. After verification, it was found that Ram Singh (16) was going to marry in a grand family function. The police filed an application in the court to stay the marriage and after getting the orders, they again went to the village and made the parents and relatives to sign on a legal bond for not conducting the marriage of the minors.
"We used force to bring the situation under control and took the signatures of the parents," said Dinesh Kumawat, SHO of Pushkar police station.
Even though it is a social crime, the child marriage in the sarpanch family revealed the involvement of public representatives.
"Political leaders are attending child marriage functions as they have to protect their vote banks," said an official. He added that they should come forward against this menace.
Meanwhile, in the last two days, police have swooped upon more than a dozen of families in the district and made them sign on a bond for not conducting marriages of their minor children.
"The marriage ceremonies will go on for two more days and we are keeping a close watch," said the official.
In another instance, Jawaja police also filed an application in the Beawar court demanding a stay on child marriages in Naikalan village. Judicial magistrate Vikram Singh directed the police to make the parents and grand parents of children to sign the bond for not conducting child marriages. Additional police force has also been deployed in the village to check the social crime.
Acting on a tip-off, police found that a couple of marriages were scheduled in Naikalan village where Hamendra Panwar (7), son of Santosh Panwar, was supposed to marry Priyanka alias Guddi (5), daughter of Bhanwar Singh of Katoliya village of Bhilwara district. In the other case, Pawan Kumar (13), son of Kishan Singh was going to marry Lalita (4), daughter of Chiman Lal of Kinal village.
Tahsildar Kannaya Lal and SHO Jawaj Panchi Ram went to the village and made the families to sign on the bond.
"We even took the signs of the grand parents and relatives that came to attend the marriages," said Ram. Similarly complaints of child marriages also came from Pisangan block and when police reached the spot parents had taken away their children.
Link: Sarpanch son’s child marriage stopped in Pushkar
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