Naogaon, Aug. 30 -- The administration has stopped the marriage of a 12-year-old girl in Atrai upazila of Naogaon, while five people have been punished for attempting to snatch the groom during the crackdown.

The incident occurred at Samaspara of Bisha union on Saturday afternoon when Atrai Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Moniruzzaman and a mobile court team went there after receiving information about the marriage of the Class VII student.

The marriage was arranged with a young man named Al Amin at the girl's home, according to the administration.

The mobile court stopped the marriage and detained Al Amin for his alleged involvement in arranging the child marriage.

As the team was taking him away, around 30 people from the bri...