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Thursday, 19 September 2024 10.17 AM IST

Youth in Malappuram arrested after his minor wife found to be pregnant

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MALAPPURAM: A 29-year-old youth was arrested after his minor wife was found to be pregnant. The youth is a native of Perinthalmanna in Malappuram. The Perinthalmanna Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court remanded him till March 22.

The youth brought her home in October 2022 when she was studying for plus one. She was 17-years-old then. The two got married on February 8 and that time she was five months pregnant. The information came to light when Perinthalmanna Child Development Officer informed the police. The youth was arrested on the complaint of the girl becoming pregnant when she was a minor. However, the marriage was held after she turned a major.

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