Mass marriages and fake birth certificates mean many young girls are being forced into marriage illegally in India. To curb child marriages, India’s southern Karnataka state has made it mandatory for the bride and groom to obtain radiology x-ray reports to confirm they are of age.

Sreemoyee Chatterjee, The Times of India, June 5, 2017.

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