Five child marriages stopped through court-issued injunctions on a single day in Rajasthan’s Sikar
Authorities in Rajasthan's Sikar district successfully prevented five child marriages in a single day using court-issued injunctions. The interventions involved police and child rights organizations acting on information regarding traditional exchange alliances.
Why it matters
This demonstrates the effectiveness of legal intervention and community coordination in combating deeply rooted social issues like child marriage.
In a major boost to the efforts for eliminating child marriage, five such alliances were prevented on a single day in Rajasthan’s Sikar district through court-issued injunction orders, following coordinated action by the police and voluntary groups working for the protection of child rights on Thursday (July 16, 2026).
Among the children rescued were two boys aged nine and 12 years, who were to be married to the girls of similar ages under the traditional Aata-Saata (exchange alliance) practice. Another case involved a girl below the age of 18 years.
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