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Ara : A teenage girl of a village under Dhangai police station in Bhojpur district On April 7, 2019, lodged a named FIR with Nawada police station, Ara, against her father and mother accusing them of forcing her to marry a man much older than her. She had submitted an application to Women’s police station, Ara, four days ago but its SHO Madhuri Kumari remained unmoved. Police are investigating into the matter. SHO, Nawada police station, said that stern illegal action would be taken against the persons forcing the girl to marry against her will.
Birendra Kumar Sinha, uncle (fufa) of the girl, said that the girl lived with him since her childhood but her father Santosh Pandey and mother Pinki Devi settled her marriage with an older person against her will and fixed the date of marriage on April 26, 2019. The girl is dead against the marriage and wants to study. She also appealed her relatives to interfere in the matter. She said that the financial condition her parents is very poor and so they want to marry her with older person.