According to sources the young girl who was residing at Arani in Tiruvannamalai was locked up in a dinghy store room near a temple by her aunt. Nandhini was wearing gold jewelry and already decked up like a bride for her marriage to a 28 year old man the next morning. A marriage that was being conducted against her will.
Nandhini's mother expired at the age of 10 and was brought up by her aunt. Nandhini said "Her aunt thought we were additional burdens and wanted to get rid of us and said she wasn't ready and wanted to study more but they wouldn't listen. So she took matters into her own hands".
Meanwhile waiting for her aunt to step out of the house, Nandhini quickly
made the call at around 6.30 pm to Collector's office and was
connected to the social welfare department. Moreover Nandhini's case however,
the Social Welfare department managed to file FIRs against most people
involved. Presently a case was filed against the family of the groom and
Nandhini's aunt under the Child Marriage Prohibition act.
