The administration on Saturday foiled two child marriages in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh.
A team led by Child Protection Officer Manoj Jaiswal got information that a child marriage was taking place in Karuti village in Odgi block.
The team reached Karuti and found the bride to be 16 years old. The officers tried to persuade the girl's family not to marry her. Her parents first did not agree but bowed down after being threatened with jail, a press release said.
The groom was 20 years old. Both sides were advised not to proceed with the wedding.
In another case in the village, the family of a child bride fled after dismantling the marriage 'mandap' after being tipped off about the arrival of the team.