Three child marriages foiled in a month in Jind; officials step in to protect minors

In Jind, the district administration, aided by an NGO, successfully prevented a third child marriage this month. The latest case involved a couple where the groom was 18 and the bride only 16. Earlier interventions stopped marriages of a 20-year-old groom with a 17-year-old bride and an 18-year-old groom with a 13-year-old bride.Original Article