The BJP-led government in Assam has decided to crack down on the “emerging trend” of “marriages by deception”, usually involving a prospective groom lying about his religion to marry a Hindu girl, finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-govt-declares-war-on-marriages-by-deception/articleshow/78673355.cms