Wedding of underaged couple busted - couple arrested

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An underaged couple was taken into custody in their wedding ceremonial dress by Angulana police this morning during a raid on a reception hall in Saurupura area.

Police had carried out the raid during investigations of a complaint received by the National Child Protection Authority.

Investigations revealed that the bride was 15 years of age and the groom 19 years and that they had had been in love for a long time.

However when the girl’s grand father protested, the girl had eloped with the lover and they had lived as husband and wife at a relative’s house in Maggona area. The relatives had intervened and arranged the wedding reception and registration of the marriage.

Police said the Poruwa ceremony had been conducted and the couple were talking to the guests present when the police had walked in.

The girl was admitted to the Colombo South Hospital for medical examination and the young man was to be produced before Moratuwa Magistrate.(Reka Tharangani Fonseka)

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LankanLover Sunday, 09 October 2022 02:37 PM

Had been in Love for a long time hahaha acting like adults, relatives and families of this couple are to be blamed on this, allowing them to be in living together relationship in the first place, I'm not saying Loving each other is wrong, but taking it to this level when they are minor is wrong, Police did the right thing to prevent this from happening.

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Lan Sunday, 09 October 2022 02:43 PM

This is a social issue and even if they are arrested what can the government do for it? Can the government separate them ? If the government put them behind bars ? Can the government punish the parent ? This social issue must be addressed with moral and ethical education ? Educate children about the dangerous consequences of child pregnancy ? Instead you are going to publish them ? We can not deal all social issue like this with laws alone ...moral and ethical education is important . Introduce sex education for all secondary school children

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Ferdinands Sunday, 09 October 2022 02:52 PM

If they have been living together as husband and wife, the relatives did the right thing by getting them married. True the girl is a minor but they should have been allowed to go ahead with the marriage. Their future is ruined and scarred by this now and finally who knows where they will end up. This type of thing should be handled case by case.

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Waco Sunday, 09 October 2022 03:06 PM

Make arrangements to Medically examine the young girls working in Garment Factories. That is ruining the entire nation. Worried about only the Dollars, and Dollars .

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Kadu Karaya Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:02 PM

The girl's parents should now realise what the future hold's for their daughter if they don't take the utmost care - mental illness, feeling utterly angry to take drugs, becoming a prostitute to get away from her family and buy drugs and so on. Also chance of suicide would be going up lots for both her and the 19 year old. He too may be now more likely to take kassipu and want to suicide too. He maybe imprisoned too. All because of the grandfather and Sri Lankan laws. Usually the immidiate parents will realise the culprit for any halm for either of the youth is the grandfather and treat him accordingly for any harm that comes to either of the young in the coming time - perhaps there's a murder yet to happen.

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Eri Claud Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:04 PM

Police have been trained to arrest like these incidents and some small things. They have not trained to arrest Pohottuve ministers who are criminals, Thugs etc. etc.

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Rajaratnam Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:17 PM

In India underage marriage is very common and the Indian government does not take any action to prevent them. Because it is happening in India the hypocritical UN keeps its mouth shut.

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Cugan Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:20 PM

What a headline, "busted ",they are in love ,then live together as husband and wife, So parents thought what is the sensible to do? Raid the big houses you could see how many underage girls in the name of domestic servants and the sexual abuses Stop the child monk hood too , Well lot to say but DM won't publish this comment I doubt

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sss Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:53 PM

what a law abiding country. Our courts are a beacon for impartiality and integrity. The government make that way by giving children of judges foreign scholarships with peoples money

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Mandayan Sunday, 09 October 2022 07:32 PM

Not the couple but the adults who arranged these must be arrested. What’s wrong with our law enforcement officers?

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Curious Sunday, 09 October 2022 07:46 PM

So what happens now? Do we have a strong enough social welfare net to ensure the girl will not be affected by the stigma that comes with the police busting into a wedding and the whole world knowing she was living with her lover? If not, then wouldn't the actions of the police harm than help? The parents opposed, so they can't be blamed either. It's easy to be opposed to something in principle but actions have to be deliberated on the individual circumstances.

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Go home heritage Sunday, 09 October 2022 08:09 PM

Poruwa ceremony had already been conducted. The 15 year old is married in Sinhala tradition already... and had been living together already as wife anyway. What a disaster for the young couple... They should've been allowed as couple, our archaic laws are too backwards for modern times. Maybe a Human Rights group will take up the case for marriage law reform.

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Zarook Cassim Sunday, 09 October 2022 08:32 PM

Educate the parents and the young boys and girls. Love is blind and lovers cannot see the petty follies they commit. What can the law do if the boy and girl have lived as husband and wife?

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ANTON Sunday, 09 October 2022 08:51 PM

WHAT A DETECTION WOW , THEY ARE BETTER THAN FBI IN USA.

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GHT Sunday, 09 October 2022 09:36 PM

If the couples crave for SEX, they must be allowed to join the life they prefer to lead a life as husband

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Athana peyres Sunday, 09 October 2022 09:48 PM

What about arresting dotage husbands in affairs with girls age of his grandchildren? And rich old women 2nds of other old SL men filthy dancing in big hotels with young rambos etc etc.? Discipline the country and bring back our values.

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emily Monday, 10 October 2022 02:35 PM

what about ministers having sex in their super luxuary cars

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Nim.Com Tuesday, 11 October 2022 11:41 AM

Police is right. If underage marriages are illegal then the police need to act. Is having sex with a 15 year old girl (with consent) an offence? I don't know. Relatives who arranged the wedding should have waited until she attains the legal age. What about the Registrar of Marriage who signed?

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Alann Poing Tuesday, 11 October 2022 12:00 PM

The law knows boundaries, love does not.

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annecunt Tuesday, 11 October 2022 02:07 PM

Registrar of marriage got a huge bribe, he must be jailed

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