Police arrested a young man who was about to marry a 16-year-old girl in Bara.

Ganesh Sah Kalwar, 30, of Dharmapur in Mahagadhimai Municipality-8 has been arrested. Similarly, the police also took the father of the girl in custody. The girl has also been kept under police protection. According to Gautam Mishra, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Bara, Kalwar was arrested for trying to marry a 16-year-old girl while he is already married to another woman.

According to the District Police Office, Kalaiya, both of them have been remanded in custody for five days in the case of polygamy and child marriage after seeking permission from Bara District Court.