Minor Girl Sold for Marriage in Thane, Husband and 3 Others Arrested

The minor was allegedly abducted from Bhiwandi in Thane and "sold" to a man under the guise of marriage in Beed district in Marathwada region, they said. 

"The victim was exploited due to her extreme poverty and the



absence of her parents. She was allegedly abducted on February 26 by a broker and his associates who promised her a better life through marriage, only to sell her to an older man in Patoda, Beed," a Thane rural police official said.

The minor was allegedly forced into an illegal marriage on February 27 after being threatened. Between February 27 and March 10, her "husband", Bhausaheb Tambe, allegedly kept her locked in a farm shed and raper her, the FIR stated.