Mankachar, October 28: Police have continued their crackdown on child marriage in South Salmara-Mankachar district, taking the total number of arrests to 50 after detaining nine more people.
According to police information, five of the newly arrested individuals were from the Sukchar police station area, three from the Kalapani police outpost area and one from the Kharuabandha police outpost area.
Earlier, police had arrested 41 people during a coordinated operation across five police station and outpost areas in the district on Monday night. The operation continued the following day, leading to nine more arrests.
The 41 people arrested earlier were produced before the district court at Hatsingimari on Tuesday evening. They were subsequently sent to Dhubri jail following the court proceedings. The nine newly arrested individuals were scheduled to be produced before the court on Wednesday, police said.
The police crackdown against child marriage is continuing across the district.
