The police on Wednesday arrested a mother and grand mother for conducting the marriage of a minor girl.
According to police sources, the 16-year-old daughter of Sundarambal (35), wife of Chinnasamy of Oruvanthur near Mohanur, and her mother Pushpa (52) attempted to conduct the marriage of the girl twice.
But, due to the timely intervention of the personnel of the Child Welfare Committee, the marriage of the girl, was stopped on both the occasions.
However, Sundarambal and Pushpa managed to conduct the marriage of the minor girl in a secret manner in 2016. But, the girl all of a sudden went missing. Sundarambal preferred a complaint in this regard with Mohanur police.
Meanwhile, the girl appeared in the police station and informed the police that her mother had forcibly conducted her marriage when she was still a minor. The Police arrested Sundarambal and Pushpa under the POCSO Act on Wednesday, sources said.