Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar had just delivered an election speech in Jind when a 'mol ki bahu' confronted him. She wanted Haryana to ban buying brides from outside the state.
Demand is high and young women are in short supply in Gujarat, where many impoverished girls are either trafficked or sold by their parents for marriage. For some, it’s an escape from poverty.
There were 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45% of global total, children's agency of the United Nations said, calling for more efforts to end the practice.
Police operation to rescue 12-year-old UP girl 'kidnapped & forced into marriage' with Haryana man unearths 'multi-state racket' feeding trend spawned by state's skewed sex ratio.
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