Last week, authorities busted the wedding of a minor in Anepalya. The incident has highlighted the fact that the illegal practice of child marriage continues unchecked in Bengaluru.

Seemant Kumar Singh, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner who took over four months ago, states that such cases are rare in the city. However, Brinda Adige, women’s rights activist and director of Global Concerns India, shares that her team deals with child marriage cases regularly. “Not all of them are reported or stopped. They are happening, but come to our attention only when the girl has a problem, and it’s usually after the wedding has happened,” she tells Metrolife.

Her team receives at least one call per month seeking help. “Often, the families decide to get the girl and boy married because the girl gets

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