A class 10 girl student of a school near here got married a year ago and was attending classes all along hiding her marital status by concealing her mangalsutra in her dress.
A victim of child marriage, prohibited under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, the girl got married when she was only about 14. An anonymous petition was submitted to the Mahila Court here and following the plea, action was initiated by the District Social Welfare Officer and subsequently a senior official today inspected the girl’s school.
Chairman of the District legal Services Authority and District Judge Mahizhendhi today inspected the school, and spoke to the girl and her class mates, DlSA sources told PTI.
The girl, a resident of a village near Arani town which is about 60 km from here is studying in a Government Higher Secondary School in the hamlet.
Though she was married, she did not disclose it and continued to attend classes as usual. She was found concealing the mangalsutra in her dress, the sources said.