Five arrested in Andhra’s Chittoor over marriage of a minor

The Kallur police in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district arrested five individuals on Tuesday over the marriage of a minor girl to a young man from Kadapa district. The marriage allegedly took place on Sunday night.

Police sources stated that the incident came to light after residents reported the matter to the authorities. Acting on the information provided, the police launched an investigation and managed to rescue the minor girl, who was subsequently placed in a government home in Tirupati for her safety.

The five accused individuals were subsequently arrested based on a complaint filed by the minor girl. The accused list includes the groom, his parents, the girl's mother, and a mediator who allegedly facilitated the marriage. The five suspects were produced before the district court in Chittoor and were later remanded into judicial custody, with the police opting to keep them in the sub-jail in Chittoor for the time being.

According to the police, further investigation is underway to gather more evidence and establish the details surrounding the case.