J ammu, May 16: 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)
