India, Feb. 21 -- Gujarat is preparing to overhaul its marriage registration system and make parental involvement central to the process, especially in cases where the couple has eloped, deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghvi told the state assembly on Friday.

The state is planning to amend the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, 2006 to protect women, prevent fraud and restore transparency amid rising misuse, particularly in "love marriages and elopements", the minister said, adding that the government has no objection to "genuine love marriages" but will act against deception and exploitation.

"There is no objection to love. But if some Salim posing as a Suresh, traps a girl, we will not spare them," he said.

According to the propose...