A marriage that was planned to take place next month between a 17-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man was stopped by officials in Salem on Monday.
As many as three child marriages planned in various parts of Tirupur district on Sunday, all involving minor girls, were prevented by the timely intervention of the officials of the Social Welfare Department.
In Tirupur district, of the three, one was involving a 16-year-old girl from Panathampatti village under Madathukulam block with a 25-year-old youth and the marriage was planned at Udumalpet.
A 17-year-old girl from Mulanur was to be married to a 23-year-old man at a marriage hall near Vellakoil.
The third incident was involving another 17-year-old from Udumalpet with a 28-year-old man at Udumalpet itself.
Tirupur District Social Welfare Officer M. Jayanthi said all the girls had studied up to SSLC.
She said that written undertakings were obtained from the parents of the girls that they would not marry their girls before them attaining the age of 18.
In Salem, based on a tip off, a team led by District Child Protection Officer A. Devagi visited the girl’s residence in Kootathupatti village in Ayothiapattanam block and found that the engagement for the boy and the girl was over in the early hours on Monday.
The girl was studying her first year B.A. course at a private college in Tiruchengode and the boy was from D. Perumapalayam.
The girl was rescued by the officials and was produced before the chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) A. Xavier.
The girl was later sent to the Reception Home for Girls, run by Life Line Trust.
Officials said that counselling would be provided to the parents of the girl in Salem.
“They were asked to appear before the CWC on Wednesday and further course of action would be decided then,” they added.
As many as three child marriages planned in various parts of Tirupur district on Sunday, all involving minor girls, were prevented by the timely intervention of the officials of the Social Welfare Department.
In Tirupur district, of the three, one was involving a 16-year-old girl from Panathampatti village under Madathukulam block with a 25-year-old youth and the marriage was planned at Udumalpet.
A 17-year-old girl from Mulanur was to be married to a 23-year-old man at a marriage hall near Vellakoil.
The third incident was involving another 17-year-old from Udumalpet with a 28-year-old man at Udumalpet itself.
Tirupur District Social Welfare Officer M. Jayanthi said all the girls had studied up to SSLC.
She said that written undertakings were obtained from the parents of the girls that they would not marry their girls before them attaining the age of 18.
In Salem, based on a tip off, a team led by District Child Protection Officer A. Devagi visited the girl’s residence in Kootathupatti village in Ayothiapattanam block and found that the engagement for the boy and the girl was over in the early hours on Monday.
The girl was studying her first year B.A. course at a private college in Tiruchengode and the boy was from D. Perumapalayam.
The girl was rescued by the officials and was produced before the chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) A. Xavier.
The girl was later sent to the Reception Home for Girls, run by Life Line Trust.
Officials said that counselling would be provided to the parents of the girl in Salem.
“They were asked to appear before the CWC on Wednesday and further course of action would be decided then,” they added.
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