How MP-Based Minor Girl Sold Twice In Five Months Was Rescued From Kota Station

A 17-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh who was abducted from Katni five months ago and sold twice in marriage was rescued by Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel from Kota on Monday. The minor girl had managed to escape from her second husband’s house after a suicide attempt on Sunday.

The 17-year-old girl was produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), after which she was sent to a shelter home. The girl’s parents and the local police were informed. The girl had a counselling session with CWC members and revealed that she was physically and emotionally exploited during the ordeal.

MP Minor Girl Sold Twice

CWC chairperson Kaniz Fatima revealed that the girl was a student of class 10 based in Katni under Kuthla PS in Madhya Pradesh. She had left her home for a fun trip after her board examinations. While waiting for a train at Katni station, she befriended a few youngsters who took her to a nearby park. They had offered her spiked food and drinks, following which she lost consciousness.

When she came back to her senses, she found herself with two men and a woman in a hotel room in Ujjain. The three of them threatened her and forced her to marry a 27-year-old man. After marriage, her "husband" revealed that he paid Rs. 2 lakh for her to the trio who held her captive.

The girl stated that four months later, her "husband" had died by accidentally consuming pesticide in an agricultural field. She was held captive by her "in-laws" for a month to mourn the death of her "husband." After that, they got her married to another man in Sathalkhedi village, in the Kanwas area of Kota district.

The girl said that this man, her "second husband," claimed that he had paid 3 lakh rupees to her in-laws to marry her. On Sunday, she attempted to commit suicide but successfully fled from her second husband's house.

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A 40-year-old man was taken into custody in Bihar for marrying a minor girl. The mother claimed the accused coerced her into marrying her daughter off to him to forgive her unpaid debts.

However, the accused and the 11-year-old girl claimed the mother arranged the marriage herself and blackmailed the accused.

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