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Minor girl’s WhatsApp cry for help to police stops child marriage in Telangana | Hyderabad News
HYDERABAD: A minor girl’s timely message to the WhataApp number of Rachakonda police control room ensured that cops arrived quickly to stop her marriage to a 30-year-old man against her wishes at Hayathnagar in the early hours of Wednesday.
The 17-year-old had sent a short video along with her wedding card and Aadhaar card to the control room number around 11.30 am on Tuesday urging the cops to stop her marriage. “My name is ****. I am a 17-year-old Intermediate II year student. My family is trying to marry me off against my will. I want you to stop this marriage. Please help me,” the girl appealed in the video.
Rachakonda commissioner DS Chauhan immediately sent a team under Hayathnagar DI Niranjan along with She Team, and women and child welfare department officials to the area mentioned in the card. “Our team did not call the girl as we didn’t want to alert the family. “The wedding was scheduled for Wednesday morning at Pedda Amberpet and our team located her house near the bus depot,” Vanasthalipuram ACP K Purushotham Reddy said.
As the family could not produce any age proof, child line officials spoke to the girl separately and confirmed that she was against the marriage. The 30-yearold groom told cops that he was not aware that the girl was a minor. She was later shifted to Sakhi centre in Hayathnagar.
The 17-year-old had sent a short video along with her wedding card and Aadhaar card to the control room number around 11.30 am on Tuesday urging the cops to stop her marriage. “My name is ****. I am a 17-year-old Intermediate II year student. My family is trying to marry me off against my will. I want you to stop this marriage. Please help me,” the girl appealed in the video.
Rachakonda commissioner DS Chauhan immediately sent a team under Hayathnagar DI Niranjan along with She Team, and women and child welfare department officials to the area mentioned in the card. “Our team did not call the girl as we didn’t want to alert the family. “The wedding was scheduled for Wednesday morning at Pedda Amberpet and our team located her house near the bus depot,” Vanasthalipuram ACP K Purushotham Reddy said.
As the family could not produce any age proof, child line officials spoke to the girl separately and confirmed that she was against the marriage. The 30-yearold groom told cops that he was not aware that the girl was a minor. She was later shifted to Sakhi centre in Hayathnagar.
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