Child marriage foiled in Odisha's Ganjam district

The Ganjam district administration in Odisha thwarted an attempt to marry off a 15-year-old girl to a man of around 30 years, officials said.

The Ganjam district administration in Odisha has thwarted an attempt to marry off a 15-year-old girl to a man twice her age, officials said.

The marriage of the teenager, a student of Class VIII, was fixed with a man of around 30 years in Patapur on Monday night.