Rohtak, June 26 -- Police have booked a 28-year-old man of Marot village in Jhajjar district on charges of rape and sexual assault for allegedly marrying a minor girl two years ago.

The case came to light during a police inquiry, which found that the victim was only 15-year-old at the time of her marriage and is now two months pregnant.

On the complaint of the protection and child marriage prohibition officer (PPO) Karaminder Kaur, the police have registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused.

According to the PPO, the matter came to her notice on April 24 this year after she received a confidential complaint alleging that a minor girl got pregnant and the accused took her to hospital for a checkup. Based on the compl...