In Bihar, a minor girl was sold for 50,000 rupees and married to a Gujarati man; villagers caught her and handed her over to the police

In Bhagwanpur under Rajnagar police station area of ​​Madhubani district of Bihar, on Tuesday evening, a newly married couple travelling in wedding attire in a tempo towards Rajnagar was caught by local villagers and handed over to the Dial 112 police of the local police station.Local villagers were accusing the young man of marrying a minor girl. The alleged minor girl is said to be a resident of a village under the Rajnagar police station area. The young man has been identified as Lalji Jayanti Bhai Devganiya, a resident of Survagir village under the Talalagir police station area of ​​Somnath district, Gujarat.deal in exchange for marriageAccording to reports, the tempo carrying the newlywed couple and the young woman's mother suddenly stopped near the Bhagwanpur petrol pump. Meanwhile, an argument and altercation broke out between the newlyweds, Lalji Jayanti Bhai Devgania, and the middleman regarding the money exchanged for the wedding.Hearing the commotion, nearby villagers gathered near the tempo. Upon learning that the young man had married a minor, they immediately surrounded the tempo and alerted the local police station's Dial 112.Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene and took into custody the newly married man, Lalji Jayanti Bhai Devganiya, a 15-year-old girl from a village in the local police station area, her mother, and others. It is being reported that a middleman had arranged the marriage for the young man for 50,000 rupees.Due to a dispute over a transaction, the police station took the young man, woman, and other people, including the woman, into custody. The police have sent the young man into judicial custody and the minor woman to court for recording her statement.Mother accepted the marriage out of greedAn FIR has been registered at the local police station based on the statement of Sub-Inspector Suman Kumar Jha. Police state that the young man married a minor girl by luring her with money.On being questioned by the police, the girl's mother told the police that Renu Devi (35), resident of Chhotki Murhaddi Ward No. 11 under Babubarhi police station area, her husband Ramesh Kumar Yadav and Lalji Jayanti Bhai Devganiya (31), resident of Survagir police station area of ​​Gujarat, had married our minor daughter by luring her.Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC against Lalji Prajapati (31), a resident of Talalagir police station area in Gujarat, the girl's mother, Renu Devi (35), a resident of Chhotki Murhaddi in the Babubarhi police station area, the girl's maternal grandparents, and unknown persons. The groom has been arrested, while the minor bride has been sent to a girls' reform home.