Bride 12, groom 17; Haryana families tied in legal knots

She dropped out of Class VI a week back to become a child bride at 12 years. Her marriage was solemnised late last night by her father, a migrant from Bihar living in Kaithals Dhand village for the past 15 years and working as a labourer to make ends meet. She was married to a boy, 17, from Kurukshetra.