Jammu, May 15 (PTI) Police and the district task force on Thursday rescued a 14-year-old girl who was forced into child marriage in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said.
The rescue operation was carried out at Pattangarh Latti in Udhampur district following a tip-off received at the the child helpline, they said.
Despite prior advisories issued by Udhampur Police, the marriage was reportedly solemnised on May 5.
Acting on a recommendation by the Child Welfare Committee, the girl has been declared a “child in need of care and protection”.
The girl has been shifted to a child care home for her safety and well-being, the officials said.
An FIR will be registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, against all the individuals involved in facilitating the illegal marriage, police said. PTI AB ARI
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