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Radha Rani Mondal, 50, right, with her daughter in law Mampi Biswash sit in their shanty home in Morigaon district of Indian northeastern state of Assam, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Mondal's 20-year-old son was arrested on Feb. 4 and her 17-year-old daughter-in-law is pregnant. She spent her last 500 rupees ($6 ) to hire a lawyer, whom she owes 20,000 rupees ($ 250 ) more. More than 3,000 men, including Hindu and Muslim priests, who were arrested nearly two weeks ago in the northeastern state of Assam under a wide crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Radha Rani Mondal, 50, right, with her daughter in law Mampi Biswash sit in their shanty home in Morigaon district of Indian northeastern state of Assam, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Mondal's 20-year-old son was arrested on Feb. 4 and her 17-year-old daughter-in-law is pregnant. She spent her last 500 rupees ($6 ) to hire a lawyer, whom she owes 20,000 rupees ($ 250 ) more. More than 3,000 men, including Hindu and Muslim priests, who were arrested nearly two weeks ago in the northeastern state of Assam under a wide crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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