I am not sure what religion this is
Quote:Mahakalapara sees sharp surge in child marriages
The marriage of a minor girl held secretly at a temple shrine late Friday night is a case in this point.
The priest hurriedly completed the marriage rituals after local youths rushed to the spot and opposed the marriage.
Child marriages are mostly taking place in traditional Bengali speaking community where girls above the age of 12 and 16 years are married off secretly without any fanfare to avoid getting caught by the public, administrative officials or child rights officials.
The marriages are secretly held in a most clandestine manner in mutts, temples or religious shrines in the presence of close family members and middlemen. When contacted, some Anganwadi workers requesting anonymity said that many girls are getting married at 16 or 17 years of age for which they are getting deprived of state-sponsored Mamata Yojana benefits. One has to be 19 years in age to reap the benefits of the scheme. The girls are getting affected physically and mentally due to marriage at underage. As a result, many of them die during childbirth and even if they give birth, the child born faces deformity and health issues, they added.
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