Gadchiroli, District Child Protection Team, Lied Line and Gadchiroli Police got information about child marriage in Semana Devasthan, located at a distance of 2 km from Gadchiroli district headquarters. Due to which the concerned teams have stopped the child marriage which takes place in only one hour. Due to which the groom had to take the procession without the bride while not getting married.
In Gadchiroli adjoining Semana Devasthan, information about child marriage was received at 1 pm on Wednesday at 8 am. On the basis of this information, the District Child Protection Team and the Child Line team reached the children’s village to stop the said child marriage. On checking the birth certificate of the child, it became clear that both of them were below 18 years of age. After this Tim reached the bride’s house in Visapur. But the information was not found there. And even after reaching Gokulnagar of the city, no information was received.
In such a situation, as soon as only 1 hour was left for the marriage, the concerned team and a team of Gadchiroli police reached the wedding venue. At this time, after taking information about the age of the bride, this child marriage was stopped as soon as it became clear that her age was 16 years and 9 months. At this time, Punam Gore, Assistant Police Inspector of District Child Protection Team, Child Line and Gadchiroli Police Station, informed the bride and groom about the ill-effects of child marriage.
Warning given to decoration owner
The decoration owner had prepared the marriage mandap at the wedding venue. At this time, the concerned decoration owner was warned not to set up a pavilion when the bride and groom were minors. Apart from this, a letter of guarantee was taken in the context of the girl’s mother not marrying the girl till she completed 18 years. Simultaneously, the girl’s delivery was done.
they took action
In the said action, in the presence and guidance of District Women and Child Development Officer Prakash Bhandakkar, District Child Protection Officer Avinash Gurnule, Protection Officer Kaveshwar Lengure, Child Line District Coordinator Dinesh Borkute, social worker Jayant Jathade, Tanoj Dhavgaye, Child Protection Officer Priyanka Asutkar, Field workers Ravindra Bandawar, Nilesh Deshmukh, Manisha Puppawar, Ujwala Nakade, Puja Dhamale, child line team members Trupti Pal, Vaishali Durge, Avinash Raut, Gadchiroli police station assistant police inspector Punam Gore etc.