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Police Seek ‘Illegal Child Marriage Broker’ After Pictures Show 35-Year-Old Man Marrying Girl Aged 6
India law prohibits marriage for women younger than 18 and men under age 21 (AP Photo)
(Mirror) – Police are hunting a man in connection with arranging child marriage – after his suspected links with the wedding of 35-year-old man to a six-year-old.
Marriage broker Jamuni Bai, 51, is known for arranging marriages with child brides for a fee of around £350, say police in Rajasthan, India.
And now images have surfaced showing the shocking marriage of a 35-year-old man to a six-year-old girl at which he’s thought to have been one of five witnesses.
It’s thought the wedding took place on June 23 in a secret village temple ceremony.
