In Parsa, the father of a 13-year-old minor girl was arrested by the police on the charge of selling her to an Indian man for 480,000 rupees and marrying her into a child, mismatched and inter-caste marriage.
It is alleged that Pooja (name changed), a resident of Pokhria municipality, was married to an Indian citizen by her father Bharat (name changed). It is claimed that Vidur, a 50-year-old man from Sugauli, Bihar, India, has given money to the minor's father for her second marriage.
After the girl's grandfather himself lodged a complaint with the district police office Pokhria and the district police office with such a claim, the police arrested Bharat for investigation.
It has been claimed that there is also an accusation against a married Indian man of murdering his elder wife. The district police office has arrested the 34-year-old father of the minor and started the investigation.
Parsa Police Spokesperson DSP Kishore Lamsal has informed that he was brought to the Parsa District Court on Thursday for the offense of child marriage and an extension of five days was granted.
