The state assembly passed the prohibition of child marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill 2024) seeking to raise the marriageable age of women by voice vote
CM Sarma had in April this year promised that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state will take the responsibility of educating girl students up to the postgraduate level
Police said they checked the birth certificate of the minor girl, a student of Class nine, according to which she is 17 years old but seemed much younger
The girl reported the matter at the Jamia Nagar police station on Tuesday, after managing to flee from a rented accommodation in Batla House. A zero FIR was registered and has been forwarded to Prayagraj police for further investigation, police said