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Police acts on minor girls' SMS, stops her marriage

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Acting on an SMS from a minor girl, police stopped her marriage scheduled to be held at a famous temple in a surburban area of the city on June eight, police said.

The 17-year-old girl had sent an SMS to the police control room that she was being forced into marriage by her parents, a police release said.

The teenager was taken to the Indian Council of Child Welfare, where officials assured her they would help her to resume her studies, said police.

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First Published: Jun 06 2014 | 3:25 PM IST

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