Acting swiftly to impede Child Marriage, officials of Department of Women and Child Development obstructed a wedding function today at Kali Ghati, Khelgaon and rescued three potentially under aged girls.

Sukher Police has detained the parents of the girls, while all three girls were sent for medical examination. No proofs of birth dates were found to confirm the age of girls, hence authority is waiting for medical reports to confirm the age.

Police got information that three girls, all underage cousins are going to be wed on 12^th May on the occasion of Akha Teej. Police informed the concerned authority of child and women development and consequently visited the house where function was going on.

Police detained fathers of the girls, while officials of welfare department send the girls for medical examination.

Update Subsequent to the medical reports, one girl out of the three apparently rescued from the Child Marriage episode was found to be under the age of 18. Further, another case of Child Marriage was restricted in Nai Village today.