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New Indian Express
27-06-2025
- New Indian Express
TNIE impact: Four FIRs filed in child marriage, teenage pregnancy case in Krishanagiri
KRISHNAGIRI: A total of four FIRs were filed in connection with child marriages in Krishnagiri district on Saturday, and the district administration is inquiring about two more cases. On June 18, TNIE carried a story — 'Bride and Prejudice: Aadhaar fudged to mask child marriages in K'giri'. The dates of birth on the Aadhaar cards of six child marriage victims were changed by their relatives to evade arrest in the past six months in Kelamangalam block. Currently, all four victims are pregnant. The social welfare department is inquiring with a 15-year-old child marriage victim near Denkanikottai, and one near Rayakottai is still untraceable. Earlier, the Kelamangalam Block Rural Welfare Officer and Block Extension Officer of Kelamangalam filed four complaints at Rayakottai, Denkanikottai and Kelamangalam police stations on Saturday. The police booked cases under sections 5(i), 5(j)(ii), read with 6(1) of the Pocso Act, and section 9 read with 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. Apart from this, Kelamangalam Block Medical Officer Dr C Rajesh Kumar filed a complaint at Rayakottai, Kelamangalam, and Denkanikottai police stations for Aadhaar tampering. Based on this, two persons were arrested in Rayakottai and Denkanikottai. Krishnagiri District Social Welfare Officer R Sakthi Subashini told TNIE, "Police will inquire with the child marriage accused and will inquire at three temples where the marriages took place in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts."
New Indian Express
20-06-2025
- New Indian Express
FIR filed for Aadhaar tampering to hide child marriages in TN's Krishnagiri
KRISHNAGIRI: Police on Thursday registered an FIR at two stations in Rayakottai and Denkanikottai following the report about underage mothers using tampered Aadhaar cards to show a higher age for evading child marriage arrest. TNIE on Wednesday carried an article titled 'Bride and prejudice: Aadhaar fudged to mask child marriages in Krishnagiri', wherein it was reported how the date of birth in Aadhaar cards of six child brides was allegedly changed by their relatives to evade arrest in child marriage cases in the past six months in Kelamangalam block. Following it up, Krishnagiri Collector C Dinesh Kumar asked health department officials to lodge a complaint against the culprits. Consequently, on Thursday, Kelamangalam Block Medical Officer, Dr C Rajesh Kumar, lodged a complaint at Rayakottai police station and Denkanikottai police station. Based on the complaint, both station police filed an FIR under Section 337 of BNS (forgery of record of court or of public register, etc.) As part of the probe, Rayakottai police also questioned a 35-year-old man of a photo studio at Rayakottai suspecting his involvement in the issue. However, he was let off due to lack of evidence. Police are also planning to question the child bride families as part of the inquiry.
