Stop child marriages: DC
The Hindu
Hassan Deputy Commissioner R. Girish has instructed officers tostop child marriages in the district. He gave this direction at a meeting held in Hassan on Thursday. Mr. Girish said parents and other f
Hassan Deputy Commissioner R. Girish has instructed officers tostop child marriages in the district. He gave this direction at a meeting held in Hassan on Thursday. Mr. Girish said parents and other family members, responsible for child marriages, should be booked under relevant laws. Enough care should be taken to protect children forced to get married at an early age. There were reports of child marriages in the district during the COVID-19 lockdown. Since April 2020, there were 132 complaints of child marriages in the district. The officers stopped 90 of them and filed 32 cases.More Related News