police station on Tuesday and made to sign an affidavit pledging not to marry
her off till she came of age.
For one and a half month, Namita (16) had pleaded with father Dinesh and
mother Kangsha to let her keep studying at Gopal-nagar High School near
Nirbhaipur village. But determined to fix her wedding, they brushed off their
bbjections.
Dinesh is a poor farmer with a small plot and supports his family largely
by tilling other farmers' lands. Kangsha is a housewife and the couple has a 13
year old daughter.
After the couple chose a youth from Puuru village in Purulia's Kenda as the
groom, they invited him and his parents to see Namita on Tuesday and finalise
the wedding date. With no public transport in the village, Namita walked 12
kms. to police station. She told the duty officer that she did not want to get
married being a minor though her parents had pressurized her. She also showed
her Madhyamik Admit Card as proof of her age. She said, “I want to study."
The duty officer called OC Biswajit Banerjee, who, hearing out Namita,
called B.D.O. Ajoy Sengupta to the police station. Dinesh and Kangsha, being
summoned, were told that, it is a criminal offence to get a minor girl married
and were made to sign an affidavit that effect.
Praising Namita, the B.D.O. gifted her a set of dresses. “We will ensure that
there are no further hindrances to Namita continuing her studies. We will also
make arrangements for her to take computer lesson.
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police station on Tuesday and made to sign an affidavit pledging not to marry
her off till she came of age.
For one and a half month, Namita (16) had pleaded with father Dinesh and
mother Kangsha to let her keep studying at Gopal-nagar High School near
Nirbhaipur village. But determined to fix her wedding, they brushed off their
bbjections.
Dinesh is a poor farmer with a small plot and supports his family largely
by tilling other farmers' lands. Kangsha is a housewife and the couple has a 13
year old daughter.
After the couple chose a youth from Puuru village in Purulia's Kenda as the
groom, they invited him and his parents to see Namita on Tuesday and finalise
the wedding date. With no public transport in the village, Namita walked 12
kms. to police station. She told the duty officer that she did not want to get
married being a minor though her parents had pressurized her. She also showed
her Madhyamik Admit Card as proof of her age. She said, “I want to study."
The duty officer called OC Biswajit Banerjee, who, hearing out Namita,
called B.D.O. Ajoy Sengupta to the police station. Dinesh and Kangsha, being
summoned, were told that, it is a criminal offence to get a minor girl married
and were made to sign an affidavit that effect.
Praising Namita, the B.D.O. gifted her a set of dresses. “We will ensure that
there are no further hindrances to Namita continuing her studies. We will also
make arrangements for her to take computer lesson. this is your answer bro