Mumbai, October 14: In a shocking incident in Govandi, a 22-year-old man was recently arrested after a hospital staff found that his 17-year-old wife was pregnant. The hospital staff called the cops and informed them about a minor girl who was nine months pregnant. The incident came to light on Monday, October 9, when the Mankhurd police received a call from the staff of Shatabdi Hospital in Govandi. The staff told cops that an underage girl had come to the hospital for a prenatal examination.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, after the hospital informed cops, they arrived at the spot and arrested the accused. The cops lodged a case against the accused, as the minor was neither 18 to give consent nor to be married. When cops enquired with the minor girl, she told them that she got married to the accused nine months ago. Girl Raped and Impregnated: Man Arrested for Raping, Marrying Minor After Alert Mumbai Doctors Flag Victim's Pregnancy; Husband Booked Under POCSO Act.

Speaking about the incident, a police official from the Mankhurd police station said that the accused is a native of Tamil Nadu who has been living and working in the city for some years now. Nearly a year ago, the accused met the girl while visiting his native place. The minor girl told cops that the two fell in love; however, as her parents were not happy, they eloped and tied the knot in a temple.

After getting married, the two came to Mumbai. Following this, the two started to live like a married couple. The cops took the help of social workers and doctors to speak with the victim as she could not understand Hindi or Marathi. Based on the information they gathered from the accused and the victim, the cops decided to register a case. Mumbai Shocker: Girl Brutally Assaulted by Boyfriend for Resisting Rape Attempt, Accused Nabbed From Gujarat.

The accused has been booked under various sections of the IPC and POCSO Act. "We still don’t know if the man’s family were in the know of and participated in the wedding. They have not been able to tell us whether they even informed the girl’s family after the wedding," the officer added.

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