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Mass marriage of 125 couples held in West Bengal

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Press Trust of India Jalpaiguri (WB)
Last Updated : Jan 21 2020 | 6:20 PM IST

The West Bengal police on Tuesday conducted a mass marriage of 125 couples from various tea gardens of Alipurduar district, a senior officer said.

"The mass marriage was organised at Kalchini police station as part our outreach programme," district Superintendent of Police Nagendra Nath Tripathi said.

Kalchini Block Development Officer Bhushan Sherpa said that the couples will be provided Rs 25,000 each under the state government's 'Rupashree' scheme.

District Magistrate Surendra Kumar Meena and additional SP Kuntal Banerjee were present on the occasion.

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First Published: Jan 21 2020 | 6:20 PM IST

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