This is a day after a 16-year-old pregnant minor girl lost her life while she was on the way to a hospital in Assam's Bongaigaon district. The family members of the girl had tried to execute her delivery at home to cover up the crime of child marriage.
A total of 4074 cases have been filed so far in which more than 8000 men are accused. 2278 accused, including 60 Qazis are arrested for performing child marriages by the Assam police so far.
Sarma was responding to an article by Indian Express titled, "Politics | ‘Who is SRK to Shri SRK in only 24 hrs’: Opposition takes digs at Himanta Biswa Sarma".
This comes after Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, the Director General of Police (DGP) for Assam, confirmed that discussions about reforming madarsas in the state were in progress.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma assured Shah Rukh Khan that it is duty of the state to maintain law and order and no untoward incident will take place over Pathaan screening.