India, March 27 -- New Delhi

A 15-year-old girl was rescued from a temple in Rohini, where she was allegedly being forced to marry a 25-year-old man, and an FIR was registered against both families for child marriage, police said on Wednesday.

The police said on Monday that a board member of the newly opened Khatu Shyam Mandir in Rama Vihar grew suspicious and contacted an NGO, Bal Vikas Dhara, which contacted the district child protection unit and approached the police.

"The complainant claimed that the bride and groom's family members were concealing the bride's age and failing to provide proof. Her parents gave inconsistent answers and tried the pass off the wedding as an engagement ceremony. The subdivisional magistrate (SDM), Kanj...