Families level to ‘inaccurate’ information in ID playing cards behind little one marriage arrests in Assam

By PTI

ASSAM: As increasingly younger males discover themselves behind bars with the Assam authorities persevering with its crackdown on little one marriage, their wives are working from pillar to publish to seek out paperwork to show they weren’t underage on the time of wedlock.

Many affected households additionally claimed that identification paperwork with ‘inaccurate’ beginning dates of ladies had been cited by police for registering instances.

A complete of two,241 arrests have been made thus far within the state, primarily based on 4,074 FIRs, as a part of the crackdown launched 4 days in the past.

An aged resident of Bhuragaon in Morigaon district claimed that many of the little one marriage instances had been registered on the idea of information collected from native well being employees, who preserve observe of pregnant girls, lactating moms and households with babies to make sure protection of presidency schemes.

“These health workers use Aadhaar card information, as this is the latest document in possession of the villagers. However, errors related to birth dates have been spotted in the Aadhaar cards, but no one took serious note,” he informed PTI.

Another villager, Jamaluddin, whose son Rajibul Hussain is in police custody, alleged that he was arrested primarily based on the date of beginning of his daughter-in-law as talked about within the Aadhaar card.

“She had provided her Aadhaar details to our local ASHA ‘baidew’ (elder sister) during pregnancy. We never knew that the mistake in the year of birth by the authorities will cost us so dearly,” Jamaluddin stated.

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His daughter-in-law has to now go to her paternal home in Morigaon city to fetch the outdated identification paperwork “with the correct date of birth”. The names of these affected have been modified to guard their identities.

The father of Rashidul Hussain, one other youth of the identical village behind bars within the case, additionally maintained that ‘error’ in a authorities identification card led to his son’s arrest.

The date of beginning as per identification paperwork submitted to native well being employees like ASHA or Anganwadi volunteers additionally led to Ronita Biswas and Simpi Roy Mondal touchdown up at a authorities shelter dwelling in Morigaon, after their husbands’ arrest.

“Most of the women brought to the government shelters have been identified as per records furnished by the local health workers, and those pregnant or with young children have been given priority to ensure they are taken care of,” a workers member of such a shelter dwelling stated.

“These facilities have limited resources. We are trying to make sure that women left alone and in need of help are given a place to stay till they can make proper alternative arrangements,” the member stated.

Responding to allegations of arrests made on the idea of flawed data in identification playing cards, a police officer stated such claims should be proved earlier than courtroom.

“They have been using the Aadhaar cards and other documents to avail all government benefits. Why didn’t they point out such errors before?” he stated.

“We will continue the drive as per law, and the accused and their families can take recourse of legal means for relief,” the officer added.

ASSAM: As increasingly younger males discover themselves behind bars with the Assam authorities persevering with its crackdown on little one marriage, their wives are working from pillar to publish to seek out paperwork to show they weren’t underage on the time of wedlock.

Many affected households additionally claimed that identification paperwork with ‘inaccurate’ beginning dates of ladies had been cited by police for registering instances.

A complete of two,241 arrests have been made thus far within the state, primarily based on 4,074 FIRs, as a part of the crackdown launched 4 days in the past.

An aged resident of Bhuragaon in Morigaon district claimed that many of the little one marriage instances had been registered on the idea of information collected from native well being employees, who preserve observe of pregnant girls, lactating moms and households with babies to make sure protection of presidency schemes.

“These health workers use Aadhaar card information, as this is the latest document in possession of the villagers. However, errors related to birth dates have been spotted in the Aadhaar cards, but no one took serious note,” he informed PTI.

Another villager, Jamaluddin, whose son Rajibul Hussain is in police custody, alleged that he was arrested primarily based on the date of beginning of his daughter-in-law as talked about within the Aadhaar card.

“She had provided her Aadhaar details to our local ASHA ‘baidew’ (elder sister) during pregnancy. We never knew that the mistake in the year of birth by the authorities will cost us so dearly,” Jamaluddin stated.

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His daughter-in-law has to now go to her paternal home in Morigaon city to fetch the outdated identification paperwork “with the correct date of birth”. The names of these affected have been modified to guard their identities.

The father of Rashidul Hussain, one other youth of the identical village behind bars within the case, additionally maintained that ‘error’ in a authorities identification card led to his son’s arrest.

The date of beginning as per identification paperwork submitted to native well being employees like ASHA or Anganwadi volunteers additionally led to Ronita Biswas and Simpi Roy Mondal touchdown up at a authorities shelter dwelling in Morigaon, after their husbands’ arrest.

“Most of the women brought to the government shelters have been identified as per records furnished by the local health workers, and those pregnant or with young children have been given priority to ensure they are taken care of,” a workers member of such a shelter dwelling stated.

“These facilities have limited resources. We are trying to make sure that women left alone and in need of help are given a place to stay till they can make proper alternative arrangements,” the member stated.

Responding to allegations of arrests made on the idea of flawed data in identification playing cards, a police officer stated such claims should be proved earlier than courtroom.

“They have been using the Aadhaar cards and other documents to avail all government benefits. Why didn’t they point out such errors before?” he stated.

“We will continue the drive as per law, and the accused and their families can take recourse of legal means for relief,” the officer added.