A child marriage was prevented at Bhimatangara village under Jajpur district’s Kaliapani police station on Saturday evening, thanks to the timely intervention of child right activists, Government officials and police.
The proposed marriage of 16-year-old tribal girl Sradhanjali Mohant, daughter of Sudrashan Mohant of Bhimatangara, with 19-year-old Satrughan, son of Sudrashan Mohant of Sansaelo village, was stopped.
The girl reads in Class-X at the Sharmashakti High School at Kaliapani, informed Sukinda Child Development Protection Officer (CDPO) Tilottama Mohapatra.
“We have rescued the boy and the girl and sheltered them at a Government-run short stay home and Government-run children home, respectively, at Jajpur town,” said Mohapatra.