Even after six months of case being registered against them, former BJP chief Tala Marandi and his son Munna Marandi along with other four accused persons are still at large. A complaint was lodged with the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Godda by the Biarizor Block Development-cum-Child Marriage Prohibition Officer following a preliminary investigation that Munna married a minor girl on June 27.
“legally, all the accused persons in this case are absconding and may be arrested as and when they are spotted. Meanwhile, a supervision reports in this case is still pending, following which stern action may be taken against them,” said a police official requesting anonymity.
FIR in the case was registered on July 1, following a civil suit was instituted under Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Child Marriage Prevention Act against Munna, Tala Marandi and the minor’s father for the June 27 wedding.
Now, Tala and his son Munna may face arrests as Godda Court declined their petition seeking anticipatory bail application in the case on January 5.
Earlier, Munna Marandi was accused of sexually exploiting a minor girl on false promises of marrying the girl. The minor girl on June 23 lodged a complaint in the local court of Godda district alleging that Munna had sexually exploited her.
According to reports, Munna was scheduled to marry one Mamata Hansda but she refused to marry him just a day before the scheduled marriage following the complaint of sexual exploitation by the girl. Munna then Ritu Baski, who, as per her school records is just 11 years old and studies in class 6.