London: Faced with the prospect of being forced into a marriage against their will, teenagers, mostly from Britain's South Asian community, are using an unusual 'spoon trick' to save themselves from the ordeal.
A UK charity has revealed that it advises potential victims to hide a spoon in their underwear to set off metal detectors at the airport and believes it has helped save a number of girls from forced marriage in their countries of origin.
"When youngsters ring, if they don't know exactly when it may happen, or if it's going to happen, we advise them to put a spoon in their underwear," said a spokesperson for Karma Nirvana, which runs a helpline from Derby in the East Midlands region of England.
"When they go through security, it will highlight this object in a private area and, if 16 or over, they will be taken to a safe space where they have that one last opportunity to disclose they're being forced to marry," the spokesperson said.
"We've had people ring and say that it's helped them and got them out of a dangerous situation. It's an incredibly difficult thing to do with your family around you, but they won't be aware you have done it. It's a safe way," the spokesperson added.
It is feared that British teenagers, mostly with origins in the Indian sub-continent, are taken abroad on the pretext of a holiday and then forced into marriage instead.
16/08/13 PTI/Deccan Herald
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A UK charity has revealed that it advises potential victims to hide a spoon in their underwear to set off metal detectors at the airport and believes it has helped save a number of girls from forced marriage in their countries of origin.
"When youngsters ring, if they don't know exactly when it may happen, or if it's going to happen, we advise them to put a spoon in their underwear," said a spokesperson for Karma Nirvana, which runs a helpline from Derby in the East Midlands region of England.
"When they go through security, it will highlight this object in a private area and, if 16 or over, they will be taken to a safe space where they have that one last opportunity to disclose they're being forced to marry," the spokesperson said.
"We've had people ring and say that it's helped them and got them out of a dangerous situation. It's an incredibly difficult thing to do with your family around you, but they won't be aware you have done it. It's a safe way," the spokesperson added.
It is feared that British teenagers, mostly with origins in the Indian sub-continent, are taken abroad on the pretext of a holiday and then forced into marriage instead.
16/08/13 PTI/Deccan Herald
