A case has been registered against the organisers of an alleged child marriage in Kasaragod district, the police said on Saturday.
Four persons, including the father of a 16-year-old girl, Padna panchayat member P.K. Thajuddin, a cleric of Azhikkal Juma Masjid, and Sabir (28), who allegedly married the girl, have been booked by the Chandera police, they added.
The police said the case was registered after the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer received a complaint that the minor girl from Valiyaparamba had been married off to Sabir, solemnised at the mosque on April 13. After the wedding, Sabir later left for South Korea, where he is employed, the police said.
The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer subsequently filed a report in a magistrate’s court, which directed police to register a case and conduct an investigation.
Officials said Thajuddin was made an accused as he allegedly took the initiative to solemnise the marriage in his capacity as secretary of the mosque.
