"The Kori samaj of the district had organised a mass wedding in which 18 couples were married at the Town Hall on June 11," ADM (administration), Jitendra Kumar Sharma, said today.
Union minister of state for women and child development Krishna Raj was reportedly present on the occasion.
There were allegations that two among the 18 girls, who were married on the day, were minors following which the State Women Commission has served notice to the District Magistrate and sought a report from him, the ADM said.
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