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Child marriage: Officials rescue girl at Didagi village
T R Sathish Kumar
DHNS
Last Updated IST

The officials rescued a girl from child marriage at Didagi village here on Friday.

A wedding was arranged between a girl, belonging to a nomadic tribe, aged 14 years and nine months and a 25-year-old man. Learning about the incident, the officials visited the house of the minor girl, at 6 am on Friday, and educated the parents that it was illegal.

The girl was rescued and placed at Balamandira for girls in Hassan, said Child Protection Officer of Channarayapatna taluk Vijay Kumar.

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District helpline coordinator Hemanth and Child Development department officer Mamatha were present.

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(Published 15 August 2020, 00:26 IST)