Muzaffarnagar: In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly married to her rapist who later gave her Triple Talaq at a village under Budhana police limits in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said on Sunday.
The incident came to light when a team from the helpline visited her for counselling on August 6.
According to Punam Sharma, the helpline in-charge, the victim alleged that she was 'married' to her sister's brother-in-law on February 16 after a rape.
However, the man, a resident of Shamli district, left the girl at her parents' house on August 4 after which the family approached the helpline. The child care helpline later informed the police.
Budhana SHO K P Singh said they have started an investigation into the allegations and have summoned him for interrogation.
Meanwhile, sources said that the minor's family had married off the girl on the insistence of her sister.
(with inputs from IANS)
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