marriage racket

Lucknow police have busted an inter-state child trafficking racket that sold minor girls from Uttar Pradesh for up to ₹1.5 lakh each for forced marriages in Rajasthan. Three adults and a juvenile were arrested after two teenage sisters were rescued, revealing a network operating since 2020.

Authorities in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, have cracked down on a couple believed to be behind a nefarious marriage racket. The pair is accused of conning families by using attractive images from social media to pose as brides from an orphanage.

16 Vanish In Over A Week

UP police have arrested four more individuals, including an MBA and a Delhi University graduate, in connection with an inter-state illegal religious conversion racket. This brings the total number of suspects held to 18. The operation, aimed at protecting women, has led to the rescue of over a dozen girls from multiple states. Investigations into the funding sources are ongoing.

Deep-rooted son preference fuels sex-selective abortions in India, leading to millions of fewer female births by 2030. Despite legal bans, illegal networks facilitate prenatal sex determination and terminations, driven by cultural pressures and financial anxieties. While some areas show slow improvement in sex ratios, demand for sons persists.

City crime branch arrested four women in the city who were part of a marriage racket where they would target bachelors unable to find brides, offer them a girl for marriage, charging them a hefty fee.