Seven held for child marriage in Nagaon

 NAGAON: Assam Police on Thursday launched a crackdown on people involved in child marriage across the State on the direction of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Police said they picked up at least 7 people in Nagaon and Morigaon districts, as part of the crackdown, on Thursday evening. Further, according to police, five of the accused were picked up from Nagaon district. They were apprehended by the Batadraba police station in the district. An officer at Batadraba police station said, "We picked up five persons involved in child marriage." (ANI)

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