Disturbing pictures have emerged which appear to show a 35-year-old councillor marrying a six-year-old girl.
Ratan Lal Jat, 35, is an elected local member of the Gangrar village council, in Rajasthan, West India.
On June 23, it’s thought that Ratan Lal Jat wed the extremely young child bride in front of five witnesses in a secret village temple ceremony.
Local marriage broker Jamuni Bai – notorious for arranging such marriages for fees – was said to be present.
Police explained that Ratan Lal Jat’s unsettling ceremony was to fulfil the requirements of Nata Pratha.
An ancient local custom, Nata Pratha dictates that any married man can have an affair with a married woman if he provides financial compensation, the two lovers must both be wed.
Because Ratan Lal Jat was single, he married the six-year-old girl in order to comply with the age-old tradition.
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