Police arrested five people, including a 40-year-old groom, from Kawasoti Municipality-10 Magarkot on December 19 for forcing a 16-year-old girl into child marriage.
The sister-in-law of the victim filed a complaint at the district police office on December 19, stating that the victim’s mother had threatened the girl and forced her to marry on December 15.
Narahari Regmi, the Police Superintendent stated that the accused individuals were arrested and are currently under investigation based on the filed complaint.