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Cops end child marriage bid in Thane; groom absconding

Acting on a tip off, the cops were sent to the child bride's home

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The Narpoli Police on Friday put a stop to the wedding of a 14-year-old to a 25-year-old man near Sathe Nagar Bhiwandi in Thane. Acting on a tip off, the cops were sent to the child bride's home. The police team, on verification of documents pertaining to age, found that the bride-to-be, was a minor.

The cops are also going to file a complaint under sections of Prevention of Child Marriage Act against the girl's mother and brother in Buldhana where the wedding was decided on.

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