Teen’s Complaint Helps Authorities Stop Two Child Marriages in Nagpur A 19-year-old man’s plans to marry two underage girls were thwarted by authorities in Nagpur after a teenage girl came forward with a complaint of sexual exploitation. The incident unfolded in Kondhali, where officials uncovered a disturbing chain of events involving the youth’s attempts to arrange two child marriages, both of which were halted just in time. The case began when a minor girl approached the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) to report that the accused had lured her with promises of marriage and subjected her to repeated sexual abuse. After abandoning the victim, the man allegedly started preparations to marry another minor in Wardha. Acting on the complaint, a joint team of DCPU officials, Childline 1098, the Zilla Parishad education department, and Kondhali police conducted a raid at the accused’s residence. During the search, authorities discovered that the accused’s 17-year-old sister had already been engaged, and her marriage was set to take place. The team immediately intervened, halting the ceremony and preventing the second child marriage. Both cases were addressed under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, with further legal proceedings underway. District child protection officer Mustaq Pathan confirmed that an FIR is being registered in the sexual exploitation case at Kondhali police station. The victim’s statement will be recorded before the case proceeds, and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act will be invoked. Efforts to locate the absconding accused are ongoing.#district_child_protection_unit #teenage_girl #childline_1098 #zilla_parishad_education_department #kondhali_police
Authorities Urge Community Leaders to Support Survivors in Sexual Exploitation Case Nagpur/Amravati: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and District Child Protection Unit have launched outreach initiatives in Paratwada and Achalpur to engage community leaders and encourage survivors of a sexual exploitation case to come forward and file complaints. Authorities are emphasizing the importance of recording statements from affected families while assuring them of support and confidentiality during the investigation. A breakthrough has been achieved as one minor girl has already provided a statement. A team member revealed that efforts are ongoing to connect with local community leaders, social workers, and religious heads to gather more testimonies from families and their daughters. State Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan clarified that all eight survivors involved in the case are from the Muslim community. Addressing a press conference, Khan criticized BJP leader and former MP Navneet Rana for making misleading claims that all survivors were Hindu and none wore burqas. Khan warned that such statements risk inciting communal tensions and called for accountability. Religious leaders in Achalpur-Paratwada have also condemned the scandal, with City Qazi Syed Gaisoddin emphasizing that the case must be viewed as a criminal act rather than a religious issue. Gaisoddin, a 78-year-old cleric, stated that the actions of the accused have damaged the social fabric of the town. He urged strict legal action against the perpetrators, stressing that justice must be delivered swiftly. He also called for police intervention against anyone spreading hatred under the guise of religion.#pyare_khan #navneet_rana #child_welfare_committee #district_child_protection_unit #syed_gaisoddin
