Uttarakhand: 14-year-old girl gives birth in Pithoragarh, POCSO case filed against husband

In Pithoragarh, a 14-year-old girl delivered a baby boy at the District Women’s Hospital. Doctors confirmed she was eight months pregnant. Police registered a case against her husband under the POCSO Act, highlighting the dangers of child marriage in Uttarakhand’s hilly regions.

Pithoragarh: A shocking case of child marriage came to light in Uttarakhand when a 14-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy at the District Women’s Hospital.

The incident has raised serious concerns about secret marriages among minors in the hilly areas of the state.

Hospital admission revealed age

The girl, a resident of Munsiyari Tehsil, was admitted to the hospital on April 11 in labour condition. During the admission process, her documents revealed that she was only 14 years old. Doctors conducted an........

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