Child marriage averted in Telangana

Bhongir (Telangana) : The Bhongir Division of Telangana's SHE Team on Friday averted a child marriage at Paccharlabodu Thanda village in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district.

On receiving information from a villager that a marriage between a 16-year-old girl and a 24-year-old man was scheduled for March 11, the SHE team accompanied by state government officials went to the victim's house.

They counselled the parents of the minor girl and managed to convince them otherwise, according to official sources.