The Assam police arrested 1,039 people during a fresh drive against child marriage on Tuesday.
This was the second such crackdown carried out mostly in the western, central, and southern parts of the State.
“In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam police arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation which began in the early hours. The number of arrests is likely to rise,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X, formerly Twitter.