Kolkata, India
A villager in eastern India
married his teenage daughter on grounds that he was following
divine instructions.
Afazuddin Ali, 36, appeared before a court on Monday after
villagers in West Bengal complained that he had confessed to
marrying his daughter, who was now pregnant, six months ago.
But he was released because police had filed the wrong charges.
Police said they would try to bring new charges against
him.
"This is a very strange case as no one in the family has
complained, but we will conduct medical tests to verify the
girl's exact age, before filing a strong case against her
father," said Ravinder Jit Singh Nalwa, a senior police
officer.
"She has never been to school as well and seems clearly
terrified," Nalwa said on Tuesday.
Ali, a daily wage labourer, showed no sign of remorse after
he was released from court.
"I have not committed any crime, don't you see it was God's
will," a police officer quoted him as saying.
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