Officials, including the district officials, the police, the district social welfare officer, childline officials and district child security officials rushed to the house where the marriage was reportedly planned. They then engaged in interacting with the girls’ parents, during which they created awareness on child marriages.

Further, officials first made the girls and their parents appear before the district child welfare committee after which the three minors were admitted to the government rehabilitation home in Vellore. Further investigation is under way.

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