Minor Girl Tricked Into Marriage

Thane: A minor girl has filed a complaint against a man for allegedly cheating her by promising to arrange her father's release from jail if she married him.

A Bhalerao (30), the accused, was already married when he married the 17 years old girl, police said. According to the police, the victim's father was in jail for the last four years and had suffered paralysis. Bhalerao allegedly befriended the girl and asked her to marry him. He promised to get her father out of the jail if she agreed. The girl married him at Titwala on September 22. But subsequently she found out that he was already married and had two children.

After this she approached the Bazarpeth police in Kalyan who registered a case of cheating under section 420. No arrest has been made yet.

PTI