Police Halt Forced Child Marriage of Teenagers
Larkana police’s Women and Child Protection Cell (WCPC), along with other officials, conducted a raid and stopped a forced child marriage involving two teenagers in Khero Dero village of the district on Friday. A 13-year-old girl was being forced into marriage with her 16-year-old cousin when WCPC officials, the SHO of Women Police Station Larkana and the SHO of Lashari Police Station reached the spot, according to a statement by Child Protection Officer Larkana Gada Hussain
Larkana police successfully intervened to prevent the forced child marriage of two teenagers in Khero Dero village. Officials from the Women and Child Protection Cell, along with local police, arrived at the scene to stop the marriage of a 13-year-old girl to her 16-year-old cousin. The intervention was prompted by an alert from Naween Mangi of the Ali Hasan Mangi Memorial Trust. The groom and his family fled upon the police's arrival. The girl was taken to the Women Police Station for her safety, and her parents were counseled on the legal marriage age. They provided a written assurance not to marry their daughter before she turns 18. The girl was later reunited with her parents.
This story is important as it addresses the critical issue of child marriage and highlights law enforcement's role in protecting vulnerable minors.
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