Child Marriage Foiled In Keonjhar, Girl Rescued

Keonjhar: Childline officials, with help from Keonjhar police, foiled an attempt to marry off a 11-year-old girl under Anandapur Tehsil of Keonjhar district on Monday.

Parents of the minor girl and of the groom have been detained. But the 15-year-old groom fled as soon as police reached the spot and stopped the ceremony. The officials also rescued the minor girl.

 

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