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Tamil Nadu: 17-year Boy Arrested For Tying ‘Mangalsutra’ On 16-year Girl, Man Booked Under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act For Sharing Video
Chidambaram viral video (News 18 Tamil)
The Cuddalore District police on Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old polytechnic student under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act on charges of tying thaali’ (mangalsutra) around the neck of a 16-year-old school girl at a bus stop near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
The district police and the District Child Protection Unit launched an investigation after the video of the act went viral and finally, the police arrested the boy on Tuesday.
Based on police investigation, the boy was arrested and sent him to a juvenile observation home while the minor girl was taken to the office of the Child Welfare Committee for counselling.
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