According to police, the accused Topay Boypai, an influential villager, had been coercing Ram Singh to
marry off his daughter to him, but Singh rejected it.
Man kills entire family for refusing marriage proposal
Although the legal age is 17, under a legal provision for "exceptional circumstances" a family can apply for the consent of the courts to legally
marry off a child who is younger than the established legal age.
Child brides in Turkey
While the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha's ( ABHM) UP unit has declared that on Saturday, Valentine's Day, it will
marry off any couple who publicly displays affection, its Mumbai wing has decided not to indulge in any such intolerant activity.
Mumbai's moral police assure peace
KHAIRPUR -- Sindh Police foiled an attempt to
marry off a nine year old girl to a 45 year old man by raiding a house in Khairpur.
Sindh Police foils attempt to marry 9 years old girl to 45 year old man
Reflecting the desultory vibes of a college graduate as she rots at home for a year to the increasing chagrin of her dad, "Tamako in Moratorium" is a bittersweet family dramedy that could be a contempo variant on Ozu's "Late Spring," only instead of trying to
marry off his daughter, this doting widower only prays the lazy bum would get a job.
Tamako in Moratorium
It revolves around some city men, desperate to
marry off their daughters.
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Anil Mangre blamed social pressure on him to
marry off his daughter.
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AN imam caught agreeing to
marry off a 14-year-old girl has been welcomed back to his mosque job, despite protests from worshippers.
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Once she is Queen, she works with her meddling mama to
marry off her side of the family and create a York line and keep the Lancastrians out.
CHOICE
NGOs supporting Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan report a rise in the number of families opting to
marry off their daughters at a young age as a form of protection by "decent men" and insurance, in the face of widespread sexual violence in Syria.
Rise in early marriage in response to conflict in Syria reported
Tenges was rejected by her three brothers, who reminded her that she was stupid to have refused to
marry off her daughter when the dowry would have made her rich (Had she given in, her brothers would negotiate the bride price, receive the lion's share, and give the remainder to Tenges).
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Roopi's mother, Mrs Sethi (Shabana Azmi) is delighted - maybe she will be finally able to
marry off her overweight, self-conscious daughter.
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"It is inhumane to
marry off a girl, or a boy for that matter, when they are not physically or mentally prepared.
Controversial religious scholar Mohammed Al-Hazmi: "It is absolutely unacceptable to marry-off girls prematurely."
Underage marriage has been a hot subject especially following remarks in January by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh who declared that it is not against Shariah to "
marry off girls who are 15 and younger."
Justice Ministry to regulate girls' marriages, says Al-Issa
"It is wrong to say it's not permitted to
marry off girls who are 15 and younger," Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh, the country's grand mufti, was quoted as saying.
Saudi Arabia: Young girls can be married