Assam Police arrested 416 people in a crackdown on child marriages on December 21-22.

Assam Police arrested 416 people and registered 335 cases during a crackdown on child marriages starting December 21-22, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. This is part of a larger effort to combat child marriage, a practice that affects millions of children in rural areas despite the legal marriage age being 18 in India. The arrests are the third phase of operations since February 2023, with the goal of eradicating child marriages by 2026.

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