Hyderabad, April 25 -- People have been trying different ways to perform the marriage of their girl child, though they know very well that it is illegal and punishable in the courts of law. One such incident happened in Jogulamba Gadwal district on Wednesday, April 22.

According to Jogulamba Gadwal Childline Coordinator Shivaleela, they received an anonymous call on Wednesday, informing them about a child marriage being performed by a family in Kondapalli village of Gadwal mandal.

She, along with the district child protection unit and police personnel, reached the village and tried to locate the house where the marriage was being performed.

"None of the villagers was cooperative. In fact, they gathered in large numbers at the house whe...