Bhubaneswar: In a joint operation Childline officials and Chandrasekharpur police have foiled a child marriage in the city and rescued a minor girl.
According to an official press note, Childline officials, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), and Chandrasekharpur police foiled a wedding between a 15-year-old girl and a 28-year-old man in Niladri Vihar area under Chandrasekharpur police limits.
While Chadrasekharpur police have registered an FIR in this connection, the rescued girl child was produced before Additional Child Welfare Committee, the press note said.
The rescued girl child has been shifted to the VJSS Open Shelter at Kalinga Vihar.
