The girl was reportedly married off to a decades - old man . ` ` It 's time to end this practice , '' minister said . Police call the alleged ` ` baseless '' CNN spoke with several locals who requested anonymity , as they feared possible reprisals . In Kerala , the issue of child marriage is complicated .
The girl was reportedly married off to a decades - old man . ` ` It 's time to end this practice , '' minister said . Police call the alleged ` ` baseless '' In Kerala , the issue of child marriage is complicated .