Child marriage prevented in Bagalkot

Bagalkot: Childline (1098) prevented the marriage of a 16-year-old girl at Malali village in Bagalkot district on Sunday. Its staff educated the girl’s parents on the ill effects of child marriage and convinced them to sign an agreement to not marry off their daughter till she turns a major. The class 10 student’s marriage was fixed with a 36-year-old man from Tevaratti village in Belagavi district.

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