-IANS Jodhpur: A 20-year-old girl has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences if she did not accept her childhood marriage, officials said on Monday. She also requested the district administration officials to annul her marriage that was solemnised when she was a mere five-year old, they added. The girl, Rekha Kumari, is a resident of Peepar city...
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