Man, relatives booked for threatening minor girl after getting her pregnant

A case has been registered against a 22-year-old-man and five of his relatives following a complaint from a 15-year-old girl that he had made her pregnant and refused to marry her as promised besides being threatened by his kin, police said on Sunday.

Sivaganga: A case has been registered against a 22-year-old-man and five of his relatives following a complaint from a 15-year-old girl that he had made her pregnant and refused to marry her as promised besides being threatened by his kin, police said on Sunday.

The man, the girl's cousin, had visited her house frequently, started an affair with her and made her pregnant, as per the complaint, police said.

The girl, a ninth standard student, filed the complaint when the man refused to marry her though local panchayat officials asked him to marry her as she had become pregnant.

The girl, who is nine months pregnant, was also threatened by five of his relatives, including his parents, that she would be set on fire if she revealed the matter to anyone.

The six are absconding, police said.

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