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Krishnagiri: The Childline has seen an 82% spike in calls reporting child marriages in the district during April 2020-March 2021, compared to the same period in 2019-2020, indicating a rise in the incidence of minor girls getting married off when the schools were closed because of the pandemic.
As per the data available with Childline, its helpline had received 327 calls reporting child marriages from April 2020 to March 2021, compared to 179 calls in 2019-2020. It has stopped 279 marriages during April 2020-March 2021 and 117 in 2019-2020.
C N Prasanna Kumari, Childline coordinator, Krishnagiri district, said lack of fear of punishment among the parents was the main reason for the child marriages.
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