After a video of it went viral on Monday, a 17-year-old boy was detained for reportedly tying a mangal sutra around the neck of a Class 12 student in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. Prior to taking the youngster into prison and transporting him to a government-run facility for children in trouble with the law, police questioned him for seven hours on Tuesday.
The Class 12 youngster was transported to a girls’ home administered by the government by the Cuddalore district child welfare committee. “They definitely knew what they were doing. It is an offence,” According to police superintendent S Sakthi Ganesan, it is a crime.
Each party’s family have been contacted by the committee and the police. The girl was counselled, and Ganesan said that she would be returned to her parents.
In the video, as the adolescent ties the mangal sutra, individuals behind the camera begin to shower them with white flowers. In Hindu wedding customs, the mangal sutra is wrapped around the bride’s neck. Action will be taken against those who recorded and disseminated the video, according to an another police officer. The policeman added, “We are running awareness campaigns in Chidambaram against similar offences.
