Bhubaneswar

Child marriage: R’kela minor girl rescued

PNS

A 13-year-old minor girl from Gopabandhu Palli area of city was rescued by Rourkela police on Monday late evening, as family members of the girl  organised her marriage with a youth from UP. According to sources, the plant site police got a tip-off about child marriage at Gopabandhu Palli Timber Colony of city on Monday evening. According to complaint, the mother of minor girl had organised marriage with a 32-year-old youth from UP in lieu of receiving Rs 2 lakh from groom's family. It was also alleged that groom’s family was planning to take girl to Dubai. Soon, a team of police rushed to the house of minor girl and found that marriage was solemnized. The police rescued victim and besides sending her to Childline, police also detained her mother Rinky Singh and groom identified as Rahul Maurya, a native of Gorakpur, UP. "We are shifting case to Raghunathpalli police station, since marriage was solemnised in their jurisdiction," said Plant Site police station IIC SK Meher. The CDPO also lodged an FIR in Ragunathpalli police station on Tuesday against mother of victim for holding child marriage.