A married girl from South Salmara Mankachar district of Assam committed suicide. Due to the strict action being taken against child marriage in the state, the girl took this dreadful step. According to the police, the girl has been identified as Mafida Khatoon, a resident of Kamar Pada village.
After getting information about the incident, the police from the nearest police station South Salmara reached the spot and took stock of the matter. It is being told that Mafida Khatoon was married to a boy from the village about 3 months back. People say that on February 3, another girl committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan. This woman was also a resident of Mankchar South Salmara in the district. Police has taken Mafida Khatoon’s dead body in custody and sent it for postmortem. The police is investigating the case.
This kind of incident has happened before
This is the second incident of suicide of a girl after the Assam government launched a crackdown against child marriage in the state. Earlier this month, a 17-year-old girl killed herself in Assam’s Cachar district after her parents broke their promise and refused to marry the boy she loved. In another case, a 23-year-old woman fainted in Golagunk when she saw her husband and father arrested in a child marriage case in Dhubri district and police taking them to court.
This campaign will continue till 2026
To reduce the infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate in the state, the Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has decided to take action against child marriage in the state. Those marrying girls below the age of 14 are being booked under the POCSO Act, while those marrying girls between the ages of 14 and 18 are being prosecuted under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that this campaign will continue till 2026 assembly elections. However, the action has drawn criticism from the opposition and has triggered protests on behalf of the affected families at various places across the state.
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