KATHMANDU: The police have arrested 8 people for marrying a 16-year-old girl to a Chinese citizen from Barah area of Sunsari. 8 people including 3 Chinese nationals have been arrested.
Police arrested a 33-year-old Chinese national, Lee Teng, in Barahkshetra Municipality-1 Chatra on the charge of child marriage on 16 october and made the incident public.
DSP Ramprasad Timalsina of the District Police Office stated that 33-year-old Lee Teng, a Chinese national of Hubei, China , along with the girl’s father, was arrested on charges of child marriage involving the 16-year-old girl.
Additionally, 43-year-old Deepak Darji from Belka Municipality-9, 42-year-old Badri Bikram Rai, 20-year-old Sitlal Gurung from Putalibazar Municipality-12 in Syangja, and 20-year-old Roshinmaya Tamang from Rosi Rural Municipality-3 in Kavrepalanchok, as well as Chinese nationals 35-year-old Dong Shihao and Wu Heji, were also arrested for investigation.
All those arrested are being held for further investigation with a date extension approved by the district court.
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