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Boy Stops Friend's Child Marriage with Alert to Childline
19 Apr
Summary
- An 8-year-old boy alerted Childline to prevent his friend's child marriage.
- Two minor girls, aged 8 and 16, were rescued from impending marriages.
- Rajasthan sees child marriages during Akshaya Tritiya despite legal prohibitions.
An eight-year-old boy's brave intervention successfully stopped the child marriage of his Class 5 friend, scheduled for Akshaya Tritiya. He contacted Childline 1098, expressing concern over his friend's young age and desire to study.
Childline officials swiftly acted, reaching the location and finding an eight-year-old girl and a sixteen-year-old girl set to be married. Child marriages are illegal under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, yet remain prevalent in Rajasthan during Akshaya Tritiya.
