11/12/2019
Two girls were rescued from child marriage on 7th December, 2019 by Dr Bidhuprava Rath, Anti Child-Marriage Officer, CDPO, Banapur, Khordha, Odisha in two villages Srinivaspur, Ratanpur in Banapur block. Two girls were only 15 years old and just cleared the 10th class exam. With the help of her team and police, Dr Rath got a tip from sources, and reached the villages on time to stop these illegal activities. The families wrote a signed letter to the present team not to marry off their girls till they would attain the legal age for marriage i.e 18 years.