Minor girl seeks police help to avert marriage

Kolkata | Monday | 24th September, 2018

Summary:

I want to study but my father is marrying me off,” she told OC Subhash Chandra Ghosh.The girl told the cops her father had been searching for a groom for six months. “We have been able to stop about eight such marriages this year but need to do more,” he said. On hearing her problem, the OC called in two child welfare committee representatives and sent a team to the girl’s home. “Please help me stop this marriage. On the way, she dropped in at a classmate’s home and asked her to accompany her to the police station..