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The husband and parents of the girl were among those booked, police said. The husband, a native of nearby Vandoor, is an adult and the teenage girl is now six months pregnant, they added.
Following this, the girl has been handed over to the protective custody of the District Child Welfare Committee, they said adding that an investigation is underway into the incident.
It was only recently that the Child Welfare Committee came to know about the incident due to the intervention of the Childline workers.
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Both the girl and her husband belong to a minority community, sources said.