Chandigarh, July 5 -- A 15-year-old girl from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) district was spared a life-altering fate after the swift and decisive intervention of officials concerned,led by Punjab's Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur. The incident, which unfolded a few months ago, underscored the Punjab Government's firm resolve to eliminate child marriage and uphold the rights of every girl child.
The minor made a distress call to the '112' emergency helpline from a local beauty parlour - moments before she was to be wed. Acting on her plea, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crimes Against Women and Children) alerted the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), setting into motion a swift and co...