Refusing to be bride at 14, J'khand girl gets hair chopped with friend's help
The New Indian Express|September 26, 2024
SHOWING courage to avert her marriage, a 14-year-old girl got her hair chopped and dulled her appearance, making every possible effort to look ugly after she discovered that her brother and sister-in-law were planning to get her married to a stranger.
MUKESH RANJAN

According to the girl, with no one in the family to turn to, she decided to look as ugly she can in order to avert the child marriage and got her hair chopped after borrowing ₹200 from a friend.

After the death of her parents, Abhilasha lived with her brother and sister in law. She has two elder sisters, who have already been married.

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