The Age of Consent Act was signed in 1891 during the viceroyship of Lord Lansdowne. By this act, the age limit of girls was raised from 10 to 12 within which protection was given to them. Marriage of girls under the age of twelve was prohibited.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. The Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire into the unarmed crowd. A total number of 379 people died and over 1,000 people injured.