India, June 12 -- The Kharadi police on June 10 registered a case against nine persons, including a 27-year-old man and his family members, for allegedly facilitating the marriage of a 14-and-a-half-year-old orphan girl in violation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.

The accused have been identified as Krishna Madhav Kamble (27) of Chandan Nagar, along with Suraj Ganpat Kamble (26), Shantabai Ganpat Kamble (40), Amol Ganpat Kamble (24), Yogesh Kakasaheb Tekale (21), Rukmini Maruti Kamble (50), Monica Narsing Kamble (30), Sanjana Maruti Kamble (40), and another relative, all residents of Kharadi.

According to the complaint filed by an anganwadi worker, the marriage took place on March 28, 2025. Information about the alleged ...