India, June 5 -- In a shocking case of child marriage, the Tibba police in Ludhiana have registered an FIR against a woman from Amritsar and eight others for allegedly marrying off her 11-year-old daughter to a 35-year-old man. The incident came to light after the child's father, Jagjeet Singh, an auto-rickshaw driver from Bhai Manjh Singh Nagar in Amritsar, discovered photos of the wedding on a WhatsApp status update.

According to the police, the girl's mother, Kamaljeet Kaur, had taken their daughter to Ludhiana a few days earlier under the pretext of visiting her parental home. However, she allegedly arranged her marriage with a man named Prince, a resident of Samrala Road in Ludhiana. The ceremony reportedly took place in the presenc...