By means of PTI
ASSAM: As increasingly younger males to find themselves at the back of bars with the Assam executive proceeding its crackdown on kid marriage, their better halves are working from pillar to submit to search out paperwork to turn out they weren’t underage on the time of wedlock.
Many affected households additionally claimed that identification paperwork with ‘inaccurate’ delivery dates of ladies had been cited by means of police for registering circumstances.
A complete of two,241 arrests were made thus far within the state, in line with 4,074 FIRs, as a part of the crackdown introduced 4 days in the past.
An aged resident of Bhuragaon in Morigaon district claimed that lots of the kid marriage circumstances had been registered at the foundation of information gathered from native well being staff, who stay observe of pregnant ladies, lactating moms and households with babies to make sure protection of presidency schemes.
“Those well being staff use Aadhaar card knowledge, as that is the most recent record in ownership of the villagers. On the other hand, mistakes associated with delivery dates were noticed within the Aadhaar playing cards, however no person took critical be aware,” he instructed PTI.
Some other villager, Jamaluddin, whose son Rajibul Hussain is in police custody, alleged that he was once arrested in line with the date of delivery of his daughter-in-law as discussed within the Aadhaar card.
“She had equipped her Aadhaar main points to our native ASHA ‘baidew’ (elder sister) throughout being pregnant. We by no means knew that the error within the yr of delivery by means of the government will value us so dearly,” Jamaluddin stated.
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His daughter-in-law has to now discuss with her paternal area in Morigaon the town to fetch the outdated identification paperwork “with the right kind date of delivery”. The names of the ones affected were modified to give protection to their identities.
The daddy of Rashidul Hussain, any other adolescence of the similar village at the back of bars within the case, additionally maintained that ‘error’ in a central authority identification card resulted in his son’s arrest.
The date of delivery as in keeping with identification paperwork submitted to native well being staff like ASHA or Anganwadi volunteers additionally resulted in Ronita Biswas and Simpi Roy Mondal touchdown up at a central authority safe haven house in Morigaon, after their husbands’ arrest.
“Many of the ladies dropped at the federal government shelters were recognized as in keeping with data furnished by means of the native well being staff, and the ones pregnant or with small children were given precedence to make sure they’re looked after,” a body of workers member of this type of safe haven house stated.
“Those amenities have restricted assets. We’re looking to be sure that ladies left on my own and short of lend a hand are given a spot to stick until they are able to make right kind choice preparations,” the member stated.
Responding to allegations of arrests made at the foundation of unsuitable knowledge in identification playing cards, a police officer stated such claims should be proved earlier than courtroom.
“They’ve been the use of the Aadhaar playing cards and different paperwork to avail all executive advantages. Why did not they indicate such mistakes earlier than?” he stated.
“We will be able to proceed the pressure as in keeping with legislation, and the accused and their households can take recourse of felony way for reduction,” the officer added.
ASSAM: As increasingly younger males to find themselves at the back of bars with the Assam executive proceeding its crackdown on kid marriage, their better halves are working from pillar to submit to search out paperwork to turn out they weren’t underage on the time of wedlock.
Many affected households additionally claimed that identification paperwork with ‘inaccurate’ delivery dates of ladies had been cited by means of police for registering circumstances.
A complete of two,241 arrests were made thus far within the state, in line with 4,074 FIRs, as a part of the crackdown introduced 4 days in the past.
An aged resident of Bhuragaon in Morigaon district claimed that lots of the kid marriage circumstances had been registered at the foundation of information gathered from native well being staff, who stay observe of pregnant ladies, lactating moms and households with babies to make sure protection of presidency schemes.
“Those well being staff use Aadhaar card knowledge, as that is the most recent record in ownership of the villagers. On the other hand, mistakes associated with delivery dates were noticed within the Aadhaar playing cards, however no person took critical be aware,” he instructed PTI.
Some other villager, Jamaluddin, whose son Rajibul Hussain is in police custody, alleged that he was once arrested in line with the date of delivery of his daughter-in-law as discussed within the Aadhaar card.
“She had equipped her Aadhaar main points to our native ASHA ‘baidew’ (elder sister) throughout being pregnant. We by no means knew that the error within the yr of delivery by means of the government will value us so dearly,” Jamaluddin stated.
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His daughter-in-law has to now discuss with her paternal area in Morigaon the town to fetch the outdated identification paperwork “with the right kind date of delivery”. The names of the ones affected were modified to give protection to their identities.
The daddy of Rashidul Hussain, any other adolescence of the similar village at the back of bars within the case, additionally maintained that ‘error’ in a central authority identification card resulted in his son’s arrest.
The date of delivery as in keeping with identification paperwork submitted to native well being staff like ASHA or Anganwadi volunteers additionally resulted in Ronita Biswas and Simpi Roy Mondal touchdown up at a central authority safe haven house in Morigaon, after their husbands’ arrest.
“Many of the ladies dropped at the federal government shelters were recognized as in keeping with data furnished by means of the native well being staff, and the ones pregnant or with small children were given precedence to make sure they’re looked after,” a body of workers member of this type of safe haven house stated.
“Those amenities have restricted assets. We’re looking to be sure that ladies left on my own and short of lend a hand are given a spot to stick until they are able to make right kind choice preparations,” the member stated.
Responding to allegations of arrests made at the foundation of unsuitable knowledge in identification playing cards, a police officer stated such claims should be proved earlier than courtroom.
“They’ve been the use of the Aadhaar playing cards and different paperwork to avail all executive advantages. Why did not they indicate such mistakes earlier than?” he stated.
“We will be able to proceed the pressure as in keeping with legislation, and the accused and their households can take recourse of felony way for reduction,” the officer added.