Kumbh girl marriage: MP team probe continues

Kochi: The team of Madhya Pradesh police, who arrived in Kochi to investigate the controversial marriage of the viral Kumbh Mela girl, continued its investigation in the city on Friday. According to sources, the team is yet to track down the woman or her partner. Meanwhile, sources indicated that the team members were trying to contact her over phone. The team is also learnt to have contacted their friend, sources said. On March 1, the woman married her partner in Kerala after authorities here verified her documents and asserted that she was legally an adult. After the Madhya Pradesh police arrived in Kochi, the couple approached Kerala Police seeking protection. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes later conducted an inquiry and reportedly found that her birth date was Dec 30, 2009, and deemed the marriage to be illegal. MP police are investigating a case of abduction under Section 137(2) filed against the woman's partner.