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Wedlock at age of 13: In Haryana's Jind, 3 child marriages stopped in 33 days
Jind: Three child marriages were foiled over a period of just 33 days in Haryana's Jind district, said an official on Tuesday.
The last such marriage was stopped on Sunday, when the district administration and an NGO stopped the wedlock of an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.
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The other two marriages were stopped at Brahmanwas village on April 30, where the groom's age was 20 and the bride was 17, and at Kharak Gadia village on May 12, where the groom's age was 18 and the bride was 13.
In the case on Sunday, it came to light that preparations were underway, and the groom's procession was ready to proceed for the bride's house in Narnaund town of Hisar district, when officials intervened. TZeam members informed the groom's mother, a widow, and guests about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
For some time, the mother tried to mislead the team by showing birth certificates of her son, but after a strict warning from the team members, she produced certificates which revealed that he was three years younger than the marriageable age. After this, the birth certificate of the bride was sought on WhatsApp. After verifying documents, it was found the bride was 16 years old.
In the case which took place on April 30, the boy had been selected for a govt job in the postal department and the bride's father was poor.
Due to his financial condition, he arranged the marriage of his younger daughter along with his elder daughter on the same day to save on marriage expenses.
In the case on Sunday, the groom's mother told the police that she was illiterate and did not know about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006, said Surender Singh Mann, head of MDD, an NGO involved with the district administration in stopping all three marriages.
