Girls disappear, show up as brides
Run Away To Avoid Being Married To Elderly Grooms
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:
02.05.2018
Withchild marriages still prevalent in parts of Tiruvallur district where girls are forced to marry much older men against their will, many of them arechoosing to elope with a partner of their choice. At least 40 teenaged girls have gone missing from their houses this year alone in the district, say police.
Senior counsel and social activist V Kannadasan said child marriages are common on the outskirts of Tiruvallur district along the border with Andhra Pradesh. Girls are usually asked to enter wedlock with an older man or become the second wife of a relative to avoid cutting them off from the family, said S Jebaraj, who runs an NGO and works closely for these young school dropouts.
Kannadasan said he has visited several schools in Tiruvallur and north Chennai where many girls get married by the age of 16, during their schooling.
“The girls don’t get any support from their families to complete their education. Many families are coolies and decide to marry off the girls when they are still studying, just to avoid feeding one more member in the family,” said Kannadasan.
These girls stop going to school after marriage asthey are forced to take care of their newly married husband and his family too. “Many girls choose a partner of their own age from the neighbourhood and elope with them to avoid being forced into wedlock by their family members,” he added.
The girls’ families sometimes choose to swallow their pride and give their blessings to the union.
“In several cases, the family members have agreed to the marriage of the young couple if they are from the same community,” said Kannadasan.
The lawyer said that such incidents have also been witnessed in parts of north Chennai like Vyasarpadi, Thiruvottiyur and Ernavur. However, child marriages have been curtailed in these neighbourhoods after repeated counselling for young girls at government-run schools here, he added.
Spl team to find missing Tiruvallur girls
Chennai: Tiruvallur district superintendent of police Sibi Chakaravarthy has assigned a deputy superintendent of police to trace girls who have gone missing in the district. A phone number has been issued for the public to give any information relating to the girls. The district police have registered at least 40 missing girl cases from January 1to April 30, a press release said. Of these 40 cases, the police have rescued about 34 girls and are yet to trace six others. The district police have assigned the district crime record bureau officer in the rank of deputy superintendent of police to monitor such cases. Apart from this special team, there exists another police team headed by a sub-inspector which will work closely with the state crime record bureau to trace the children under ‘Operation Smile’. The public can either give information or enquire of their missing kin by calling 044-27663555. TNN
Run Away To Avoid Being Married To Elderly Grooms
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:
02.05.2018
Withchild marriages still prevalent in parts of Tiruvallur district where girls are forced to marry much older men against their will, many of them arechoosing to elope with a partner of their choice. At least 40 teenaged girls have gone missing from their houses this year alone in the district, say police.
Senior counsel and social activist V Kannadasan said child marriages are common on the outskirts of Tiruvallur district along the border with Andhra Pradesh. Girls are usually asked to enter wedlock with an older man or become the second wife of a relative to avoid cutting them off from the family, said S Jebaraj, who runs an NGO and works closely for these young school dropouts.
Kannadasan said he has visited several schools in Tiruvallur and north Chennai where many girls get married by the age of 16, during their schooling.
“The girls don’t get any support from their families to complete their education. Many families are coolies and decide to marry off the girls when they are still studying, just to avoid feeding one more member in the family,” said Kannadasan.
These girls stop going to school after marriage asthey are forced to take care of their newly married husband and his family too. “Many girls choose a partner of their own age from the neighbourhood and elope with them to avoid being forced into wedlock by their family members,” he added.
The girls’ families sometimes choose to swallow their pride and give their blessings to the union.
“In several cases, the family members have agreed to the marriage of the young couple if they are from the same community,” said Kannadasan.
The lawyer said that such incidents have also been witnessed in parts of north Chennai like Vyasarpadi, Thiruvottiyur and Ernavur. However, child marriages have been curtailed in these neighbourhoods after repeated counselling for young girls at government-run schools here, he added.
Spl team to find missing Tiruvallur girls
Chennai: Tiruvallur district superintendent of police Sibi Chakaravarthy has assigned a deputy superintendent of police to trace girls who have gone missing in the district. A phone number has been issued for the public to give any information relating to the girls. The district police have registered at least 40 missing girl cases from January 1to April 30, a press release said. Of these 40 cases, the police have rescued about 34 girls and are yet to trace six others. The district police have assigned the district crime record bureau officer in the rank of deputy superintendent of police to monitor such cases. Apart from this special team, there exists another police team headed by a sub-inspector which will work closely with the state crime record bureau to trace the children under ‘Operation Smile’. The public can either give information or enquire of their missing kin by calling 044-27663555. TNN
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