Ward panch marries 6-year-old girl in Rajasthan

Jaipur: In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old elected representative of Gangrar Panchayat Samiti allegedly married a 6-year-old girl earlier this week, officials of Chittorgarh district said on Saturday.    

  District Collector Ved Prakash and SP Chittorgarh Prasanna Kumar Khamesara said the administration came to know about the incident, which prima facie appears to be a case of child marriage, when a picture of the wedding began circulating on WhatsApp yesterday.   "Ratan Jat, the Ward Panch of Gangrar Panchayat, had allegedly solemnised marriage with the 6-year-old girl secretly at Pandoli or Soniana village earlier this week," Khamesara said, adding, both the families fled the area soon after the ceremony.   Yesterday, a team of district officials from medical and health, Child Development Office led by Sub-Division Officer prepared a report on the basis ...