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In a village of Sidhwalia police station area of Gopalganj district, family members were busy preparing for the child marriage of a teenage girl. The wedding procession was going to arrive on Friday evening. Preparations were going on with great pomp in the house, when the team of District Child Protection Unit reached the wedding venue and stopped the wedding. A bond was also duly filled by the girl’s family that they would marry the girl only after she completes 18 years of age. In this way the marriage was stopped even before the wedding procession arrived.
The girl was below 18 years of age
Villagers say that Child Line Patna had received information that a girl, who is less than 18 years of age, is going to get married in a village in Sidhwalia police station area of Gopalganj district. This information was immediately given to the officer of the District Child Protection Unit. After this, on the instructions of the Child Protection Unit, the team of Women and Child Development Corporation reached the wedding venue. Reaching the site of possible child marriage, he asked for evidence from the girl’s family regarding her age. The family could not present any valid document. Taking the matter seriously, DPM Kunal Kumar Singh and Center Administrator of One Stop Center Nazia Mumtaz took the initiative to stop the marriage on the spot. The team informed the situation to all senior officials and sent the girl to Sadar Hospital for age test.
The bond was filled by the girl’s family.
The team that arrived from Patna told the girl’s family that child marriage is a punishable crime, which comes under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The administration also gave a strict warning that strict action will be taken against the culprits in such cases. Then a formal bond was also made to be filled by the girl’s family that they would marry the girl only after she completes 18 years of age. In this way the marriage was stopped even before the wedding procession arrived.
