To thwart their parents’ plan to marry them off,a Godsend officer comes to teens’ rescue

They then plead with their parents not to go ahead with their plans of marrying them off. But when their tears and wails failed to cut any ice,they took it up with Prasenjit Kundu,the assistant labour commissioner,whom they knew,and told him about their parents’ plans. Kundu turned out to be Godsend for the girls as he met their parents. The officer not only convinced their parents’ to put off their plan but also arranged special grants for the girl’s study from the local administration.

“When I overheard my parents speaking about my marriage,I cried and threatened to commit suicide but they said that they would no longer be able to bear my educational expenses,’’ Sangeeta told The Indian Express at Writers’,where they had come to meet Labour Minister Purnendu Bose.

“I will raise the issue in the cabinet. We will have to something for these hapless girls in the districts,’’ said the minister.