Achi news desk-
Panipat8 hours ago
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Defense officer Rajni Gupta questioning the girl’s side at the police station.
The wedding procession, which reached Panipat, Haryana after a day, suddenly reached the police station on Wednesday. Here the documents of the boy and the girl were examined. During an investigation, it was found that the boy and girl were minors. After that the marriage was abandoned. Child Marriage Prohibition Officer Rajni Gupta took affidavits from both the parties. In it it is written that the girl should not marry until she turns 18 and the boy turns 21.
Both parties were unaware of the law
Giving information, Defense Officer Rajni Gupta said that he received information on May 6 that the marriage of a minor girl was to be held on May 10 at Idgah Colony. After this the girl’s mother was contacted on the phone and called to the women’s police station. After this the boy’s side was also called.
The boy lives in Gohana in Sonipat district, from there he reached Panipat office. After arriving here, documents related to the age of the boy and girl were checked. In which it was found that the girl’s age was 13 years and the boy’s age was 16 years. The boy works as a falconer. There was a lack of knowledge of the law, ignorance and illiteracy on both sides.
Here’s how you can provide information about a child’s marriage
Officer Rajni Gupta said that if information about child marriage is coming even among the people living in slums, then it means that general public awareness about child marriage is continuously increasing. At the same time, the appeal to the people is that if child marriage happens or is going to happen anywhere, then information about it can be given on helplines numbers 1091, 100, 112. Apart from this, you can also give information by going to any nearby police station. The informant’s information will not be disclosed.
