Child bride married at just 11 months old in India finally wins her freedom

Child bride married at just 11 months old in India finally wins her freedom

An Indian child bride who was married at just 11 months old has finally had her marriage annulled.
Santadevi Meghwal, 19, from Jodhpur, in the western state of Rajasthan, in India - infamous for child marriages - was finally awarded the annulment by the Family Court, in Jodhpur, at 3pm yesterday.
Santadevi was told two years ago that she was married to Saanval Ram, 28, who was nine-years-old at the time of their wedding.