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Mysore/Mysuru: First Information Report (FIR) must be filed soon after the receipt of complaint regarding child marriage, said
C.B. Ryshyanth, Superintendent of Police (SP), Mysuru District.
He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Child Rights Protection Act’ organised by Directorate of Child Rights, Department of Woman and Child Development and District Children Rescue Unit here yesterday.
Giving strict instructions to Officers and staff, the SP said that any complaint regarding child marriage, be it from officials or from citizens, must be taken up immediately and file FIR under Child Marriage (Prevention) Act. At any cost they must protect rights of women and children. Delay in filing case was like encouraging violators of law. It was unfortunate that many of them were not aware of the existing laws to check atrocities on women and children. Besides, communication gap among departments was hampe