Rajbiarj, Nov. 19 -- eight-year-old Sanjita Sah, who married through a court after meeting her partner on Facebook, says she has been left "homeless and terrorised" after being subjected to violence by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands.

After a three-year relationship, Sanjita married 30-year-old Sandesh Sah of Makaritol in ward 3 of Rupani Rural Municipality in May, 2024, at the Parsa District Court. According to her, the marriage remained smooth only until her mother-in-law Kiran Kumari Sah and father-in-law Dharma Dev Sah learned about the court marriage. The couple had planned a social wedding a year later, with both families preparing to formalise the union according to traditional rites.

It was during these discussions, S...