CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, on receiving information about child marriage, Collector Sudhir Kumar Kochar, as per the instructions given under the guidance of District Program Officer Women and Child Development, Project Officer Women and Child Development Patharia Sector Supervisor, Nitesh Jain from Police Department and other police force saw on the spot that preparations for marriage were being made, when the family members were asked for documents related to the girl's date of birth, the family members said that they did not have the documents. Thereafter, on the basis of school records and records maintained by Anganwadi worker and Asha worker, the girl's age was found to be less than 18 years. The family members present were made aware of the sections of Child Marriage Prohibition Act 2006 and were counselled.

In view of the preparations for the marriage, the team present decided that it would be appropriate to keep the girl in One Stop Center Ashray Grih Damoh. As per government instructions, the girl was kept in One Stop Center Ashray Grih.