MADURAI: The timely intervention of officials from the Department of Social Welfare prevented child marriage in the Madurai district on Saturday. Investigations revealed that 27-year-old Vasanth Kumar, a lawyer from Alanganallur lured a 15-year-old girl, who belongs to Thoppulampatti village of Madurai East Union, to tie a nuptial knot. They were spotted in the temple at Kallanai. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by District Social Welfare and Child Marriage Prevention officer Parameswari, rushed to the spot near Melur and stopped it. All Women police filed a case against Vasanth Kumar and four others, sources said.

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