India News | Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Marrying Kolkata Girl: Police

Kolkata, Oct 5 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a teenage girl from Kolkata, police said on Monday.

The man was arrested from his house in Ghola in North 24 Parganas district based on a complaint filed by the girl's family, who lives in the Garfa area, they said.

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The girl has also been rescued in the raid conducted on Sunday, police said.

"It has been found that the accused married the minor at a temple in Ghola. We rescued her and she was sent to the SSKM Hospital for a medical test. However, she declined to undertake the test," an officer said.

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The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, he added.

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