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Assam crackdown on child marriage: 87 arrested so far in Bongaigaon BONGAIGAON: In a major crackdown against child marriages, Bongaigaon Police arrested 87 accused in 140 registered cases under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and POCSO act, the police said. All arrested persons shall be produced before the court, an officer informed. “As per the direction and guidance of the government and the higher echelon of Assam Police, Bongaigaon district has registered 140 cases. During the drive, 87 accused persons were arrested, including grooms, family members and middlemen,” Superintendent of Police Bongaigaon, Swapnaneel Deka, said. The cases were registered under the provisions of The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. Meanwhile, the Karimganj district police also arrested 79 persons allegedly involved in child marriage. According to the police, a total of 92 cases related to child marriage have been...