TIA NEW /RANCHI
A Jharkhand court has issued summons against state BJP President Tala Marandi and five other in connection with marriage of a minor girl.
The Judicial Magistrate of Godda Ananda Singh issued summons yesterday after the Block Development Officer of Boarijor filed an inquiry report, following Court direction, on Tuesday.
In the report, it is stated that son of Tala Marandi was married to a minor girl on 27th June this year. The Court has asked all the six accused to be present in the Court on 22nd August.
Earlier FIR in the case was lodged at the Boarajora police station in Godda district after a court directive to police to investigate.
Munna Marandi was this week accused of sexually exploiting a girl for over two years and marrying another girl, a minor.
The alleged rape victim, a Class 10 student, on June 23 filed a complaint in a court in Godda district that Munna exploited her sexually for two years on the pretext of marriage, but went back on his word.
Munna’s marriage was said to have been solemnised on Tuesday with a girl allegedly aged only 11. The legal age for marriage of a girl is 18.