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Saturday, February 6, 2021
Bhaskar Sting : Give me 1.25 Lakh, I guarantee I will get you an 18-20-year-old girl from Bihar, have settled 10-15 relationships so far.
In Morena
district, a network of brokers who buy and sell girls from Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh for one and a half lakh rupees is active to get older men married.
Recently, the case was revealed when a girl brought from Ambah from Bihar in
Ambah accused her in-laws of harassment. On the complaint of this girl who
turned out to be a minor in the investigation, the action is being taken to
register a case against her husband and her in-laws.
After this case, Dainik Bhaskar did a sting operation and
contacted the people associated with such network, then a broker bluntly said -
Give me 1.25 lakh rupees, I guarantee I will buy you to 18 to 20 years old girl
from Bihar. He also claimed to have 10 to 15 marriages by forging such
purchases. There are more than two dozen brokers active in the network, who are
looking for youths who are unable to get married even after they are
financially prosperous. These brokers buy girls from Bihar, Banaras, Chhatarpur
for more than 100 middle-aged virgins every year by taking a fee of Rs 50,000.
This trend has also increased rapidly in the upper and rich communities.
The serious thing is that 50 per cent of these brides, after
staying in the in-laws' house for two to three months, disappear with their
belongings. Half of these cases do not even reach the police stations due to
fear of social disgrace. A similar case was revealed in Ambah recently when the
girl complained against her in-laws accusing them of harassment.
Cheating Found: The girl who was bought for around 0.5- 1 lakh
absconded, missing in the police station.
1. A young man from a wealthy family living in Ganeshpura area
of the city brought a bride from Chhatarpur for one lakh rupees. Three months
later, during the lockdown, the woman came out of her mother-in-law's Nainagarh
road carrying bags in the afternoon and boarded a bus to Gwalior. From here she
took a bus and reached her village Chhatarpur. The young man gave an
application in City Kotwali and informed about his wife being missing but after
the news of her arrival at home, the family sat silent.
2. A young man from a rich family living in Jaura brought a
bride from Bihar for one lakh rupees through a broker six months ago. For two
months her daughter-in-law lived in the house harmoniously. After this, she ran
along with the cash and jewellery kept in the house. Fearing social shame, the
family did not register a complaint with the police station.
The broker said - I want 50 thousand, I will get you married in
this season only
Bhaskar reporter faked as Ramjeevan Gupta, Gwalior and talked to
Broker Bindu Baniya on his landlord's mobile number 88157-63022. The recording
of the conversation is safe with Bhaskar.
A small expert from Broker and Bhaskar's phone conversations,
Do not worry, I am guaranteeing I will do a solid job ...
Bhaskar: My son has a stall of Chat in Gwalior, has turned 35 years old. Settle
something for him.
Broker: Okay, see me tomorrow.
I live in Gwalior. Where do you want to meet, Gwalior or Morena?
Whatever you want.
Bhaskar - How much will they spend
Broker: Panditji must have told. It will cost 1.25 lakh rupees.
Bhaskar - It should not happen that our son becomes a victim of
fraud.
Broker: We guarantee, nothing like this will happen.
Bhaskar- Money to be paid at one time or in instalments.
Broker: Give me 50 thousand when it's done.
Bhaskar - The girl must be of a young age.
Broker: Brother, get it, I have a party in Vikram Ganj Bihar. My wife
also from the same village. I have done 15 ties so far. How old will your son
be and what is his colour.
Bhaskar - 34-35 years old, dark coloured, but the girl should
not be less than 20-22 years old.
Broker: You do not take tension, you will get 18 to a 19-year-old girl.
There are many in Gwalior too. I am guaranteeing I will do a solid job. If the
party comes, its expenses will be yours, and not there’s. I will go to Bihar,
bring the party and then talk.
Bhaskar - Don't worry about your expenses.
Broker: I talk to them while sitting face to face. I will get them
married in this season
The Hindi Daily Dainik Bhaskar had published their sting here... https://dainik-b.in/prKnFMgoAdb We have translated this news article to make it visible to anti trafficking Activists and agencies,
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Woman sold as bride with proper documentation
A 30-year-old woman was kidnapped from Bhopal, taken to Indore and Rajasthan where she was sold for Rs 2 lakh. The woman was then raped for 24 days before the police managed to track and rescue her. The woman was held captive, raped multiple times a day. She was threatened that if she mentioned about this to anyone, she would be murdered. Meanwhile, the Bhopal police officials tracked her mobile phone and reached the house in Alwar where she was allegedly being tortured.
The woman was living with her parents in Bhopal after divorce with her husband. She started working in a private firm to earn her livelihood, while working she came into contact with man namely Subhash Yadav who promised her good job in Indore, he promised her that new job will pay at least 15000/month.
They stayed in Indore for two days and later he asked her to accompany her to Alwar for urgent work. They reached Alwar court where she made to sign few Stamped documents in pretext of Job. Later she realised she have signed marriage document. Deaf and mute Bholaram Yadav son of Rohitash yadav resident of Majra Ahir Alwar became her husband without her consent. Rohitash Yadav paid Rs. 200000 to subhash Yadav.
She was forced to go with Rohitash yadav of Majra-Ahir. She was living with her ‘husband’. Her mobile and other belongings was snatched, she was raped and confined in the room.
When she lost her contact with the family. Brother of the victim filled a missing report in Nishatpur police station. The call tracking system suggested the last location of the mobile around the village. Resultantly, an investigation was launched in the village and girl was rescued on 23rd of September. FIR against all accused has been lodged. Father-Son has been arrested while Subhash yadav is still on run.
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Traffickers sell woman for 10 lakh; three arrested in Ahmedabad
Following a rap by Gujarat high court (HC) directing police to act in an alleged case of human trafficking, women cell of the city crime branch on Friday night arrested three including two women for allegedly selling off a 25-year-old woman in marriage to a Himmatnagar-based youth for Rs 10 lakhs.
Police have arrested Meena Mishra running a dance class in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, her friend Rita Bangali and Ishwar Malhotra.
"There are 10 other accused in the case including Sanjay Patel, a 35-year old bachelor, to whom the woman was sold and forcibly married after money allegedly exchanged hands. Sanjay's uncle Dr Dixit Patel had allegedly given the girl medicine for abortion. He is also an accused," said assistant commissioner of police, women cell, Kanan Desai.
The victim has also alleged that she was confined and raped for one month by Sanjay. The woman belonged to the minority community and had changed her religion after she fell for a Hindu boy. She was also living with the boy's sister in Isanpur. In fact, she is reported to have continued living with her even after the boy broke up with her.
"The complainant has alleged that the boy's sister was in touch with Meena for the past few years. Meena was contacted by agents Vijay and Gunjesh to find a girl for Sanjay who was not being able to find a bride in his community. They promised handsome remuneration. This is a social manifestation of skewed sex ratio in Gujarat where many men are unable to find brides in their own community," said a police official. Meena convinced the boy's sister and lured her to send the victim with her for marriage.
The girl has alleged that she was sold off to Sanjay who married her forcibly. "The victim has alleged that she was then confined and raped for one month. Later, when she became pregnant Sanjay's uncle Dr Patel gave her abortion tablets," said the official.
The victim later escaped from the custody of her tormentors and approached a lawyer who took her to different police agencies. "However, as no action was taken we were compelled to knock the doors of Gujarat high court which directed women cell to file an FIR," said advocate Zahid Pathan.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
3 held for trafficking, 3 girls rescued
With the arrest of three persons, two of whom are natives of West Bengal, the Chandigarh Police have busted a gang involved in human trafficking and have recovered three girls, including two minors.
Those arrested have been identified as Gopal Sarkar and Daddu Mondi, both residents of Naya Gram in Burdwan district of West Bengal, and Raju, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26.
Inspector Jasbir Singh, SHO, Mani Majra, said they had a tip-off that the suspects were looking for some customer to sell a minor. “We posed as decoy customers and negotiated with the suspects, who asked us to come to Kishangarh,” the SHO said. He said the suspects were arrested while taking an advance of Rs 5,000 and the minor girl was recovered from them at the spot. The police said during investigation, they recovered another minor girl from them.
Another girl, who is over 18 years of age and was allegedly sold a few months ago to a Mani Majra resident for Rs 70,000, was also recovered by the police.
All accused were produced in the court today, which sent them to three-day police remand.
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The three accused being taken to a court from the Mani Majra police station on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Saturday, June 27, 2015
Police rescue trafficked 13-year-old girl, vagabond tried to rape her
A 13-year-old girl became a victim of child trafficking after she fled from her house in outer Delhi ten days ago, started working as a ragpicker and living on pavements outside Old Delhi railway station.
She was molested by a vagabond who later kidnapped her at knifepoint and sold her to a woman in north west Delhi. The woman was involved in child trafficking and selling girls to her clients who often look for minor girls for marriage, police said on Saturday.
On Friday, she was rescued by a team from Kotwali police station in north Delhi.
The girl had managed to escape from the custody of the child traffickers and alert police with the help of a passerby. She narrated her ordeal to the man, who then called the police control room.
At the instance of the girl, three persons, including a woman, have been arrested. Currently, police are looking for two of their accomplices.
Additional Commissioner of Police (North) Brijendra Kumar Yadav said the girl was produced before the child welfare committee, where her statement was recorded before being handed over to an NGO for counseling.
In her statement, the girl said that she lived with her parents, both labourers, in outer Delhi’s Rohini. Ten days ago, she fled from the house over being scolded by her parents.
After leaving home, the girl went to Chandni Chowk in central Delhi and started earning her livelihood as a ragpicker. Since she had no place to live, the girl started to sleep on pavements outside Old Delhi railway station.
On Monday night, the girl was sleeping on the pavement when a vagabond, identified as Nasir, attempted to rape her. He fled when the girl raised an alarm. Nasir returned with two accomplices – Punjabi and Raja – on Tuesday night and kidnapped the girl at knifepoint in an auto-rickshaw.
“They took her to Hasina’s house at Wazirpur JJ Colony in north west Delhi. Hasina kept the girl in confinement for two days and took Rs 1,500 as token money from a client who wished to marry the girl,” Yadav added.
Won trust, fled
When the girl realised that she was in trouble, she convinced Hasina that she would marry her client and this helped her win Hasina’s trust. On Friday, she somehow escaped from Hasina’s house and sought help from a passerby who in turn called police.
On the basis of her complaint, a case under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was filed and police arrested Hasina, Nasir and Raja, while Punjabi and Hasina’s client are still at large.
Further probe into the case revealed that this was the second time that the girl fled from her home. While her parents had filed her missing complaint the first time, they did not even bother to approach police this time.
She was molested by a vagabond who later kidnapped her at knifepoint and sold her to a woman in north west Delhi. The woman was involved in child trafficking and selling girls to her clients who often look for minor girls for marriage, police said on Saturday.
On Friday, she was rescued by a team from Kotwali police station in north Delhi.
The girl had managed to escape from the custody of the child traffickers and alert police with the help of a passerby. She narrated her ordeal to the man, who then called the police control room.
At the instance of the girl, three persons, including a woman, have been arrested. Currently, police are looking for two of their accomplices.
Additional Commissioner of Police (North) Brijendra Kumar Yadav said the girl was produced before the child welfare committee, where her statement was recorded before being handed over to an NGO for counseling.
In her statement, the girl said that she lived with her parents, both labourers, in outer Delhi’s Rohini. Ten days ago, she fled from the house over being scolded by her parents.
After leaving home, the girl went to Chandni Chowk in central Delhi and started earning her livelihood as a ragpicker. Since she had no place to live, the girl started to sleep on pavements outside Old Delhi railway station.
On Monday night, the girl was sleeping on the pavement when a vagabond, identified as Nasir, attempted to rape her. He fled when the girl raised an alarm. Nasir returned with two accomplices – Punjabi and Raja – on Tuesday night and kidnapped the girl at knifepoint in an auto-rickshaw.
“They took her to Hasina’s house at Wazirpur JJ Colony in north west Delhi. Hasina kept the girl in confinement for two days and took Rs 1,500 as token money from a client who wished to marry the girl,” Yadav added.
Won trust, fled
When the girl realised that she was in trouble, she convinced Hasina that she would marry her client and this helped her win Hasina’s trust. On Friday, she somehow escaped from Hasina’s house and sought help from a passerby who in turn called police.
On the basis of her complaint, a case under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was filed and police arrested Hasina, Nasir and Raja, while Punjabi and Hasina’s client are still at large.
Further probe into the case revealed that this was the second time that the girl fled from her home. While her parents had filed her missing complaint the first time, they did not even bother to approach police this time.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
‘Sold’ to Haryana man, Assam teen rescued
to whom the girl was ‘sold’ claimed to have married the victim and addressed her as his wife. However, the girl denied the marriage, said the police.
A teenage girl from Assam’s Dhubri district, who was allegedly sold to a man in Haryana’s Fatehabad, was rescued by the police last week, five months after she left home for a job promised to her by the alleged trafficker.
The girl’s mother, who travelled all the way to Fatehabad to look for her daughter, informed local police about the incident. In her complaint, the girl’s mother alleged that one Akram, a resident of Guwahati, took the girl away under the pretext of getting her a job in Haryana.
“Her mother tried to get in touch with Akram on the phone number he had given her before leaving Assam with the girl. She was then brought to Fatehabad by the accused himself,” said Bimla Devi, SHO, Sadar Fatehabad.
The accused Akram had sold the girl to a middle-aged man in Fatehabad, said police. “Akram and his partner Hawa Singh sold the girl for Rs 80, 000 to 35-year-old Bhagwan Das, a resident of Jhandwala village, to be his wife,” said the SHO. “When our team reached Das’s residence, he claimed to have married the victim and addressed her as his wife. However, the girl denied the marriage,” said Bimla Devi.
Police believe that the trio was planning to sell off the girl again.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Gang sold women from Mumbai to bride-starved village in Gujarat
Within a month of catching wind of a human trafficking racket covering Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Mumbai police have arrested all seven accused; they would sell women and minor girls from the city to a village near Ahmedabad, which has a female population of only 10 per cent
Last month, a 22-year-old rape survivor fled home to Mumbai from Gujarat and exposed an inter-state human trafficking racket involving the supply of women and young girls from the city and its outskirts to be sold as brides in a village near Ahmedabad, which has a very skewed sex ratio.
Taking swift action, the Pydhonie police had immediately conducted a raid and rescued two minor girls from a similar fate, and now, less than a month later, the cops have busted the entire racket with the arrest of the last absconding accused.
Beginnings On April 17, a 22-year-old girl approached the Pydhonie police and told them that she had been tricked into going to Bakrana, a village near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, where she was forced to marry a 45-year-old villager.
She alleged that she had been sold to the man for Rs 1 lakh and he had raped her and kept her confined until she managed to finally escape. She gave the police details about the racket and the accused, with the help of which the cops immediately raided the village and rescued two minor girls who had been similarly abducted.
Upon investigation, the cops found that the racket was being run by a group of seven, who would lure girls and women to the village under the pretext of getting them a job or finding a marital match for them. Once the girls arrived in Bakrana, however, they were sold as wives to the local men.
“In Bakrana, women form only 10% of the population. Because of this shortage of girls, most men remain unmarried there. Having a bride is a status symbol there, and married men are seen as rich and powerful,” said Senior Inspector Sunil Kavlekar of Pydhonie police station.
Modus operandi
Amongst the accused were Kalyan-resident Meera Salve, her husband Dilip and son Trishant. The trio would supply women and girls from Mumbai and its outskirts, promising them jobs or rich husbands. “The couple first zeroed in on poor families and then began to offer clothes and food to them. Once the family began to trust them, they would put forth a proposal of marriage or a job for the girls. Once the parents agreed, the accused would pay them Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000,” said a cop.
Once the deal was struck, the family would call two other accused — Rajendra Waghela and Vajubhai Dogaria, who run marriage bureaus in Ahmedabad and Surat respectively. They would, in turn, contact two agents, Ganpat Patel and Lakhan Pawar, who would search for men willing to pay for brides.
The girls were sold for anywhere between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, depending on the purchasing power of the groom.
Arrests, rescues The first to be arrested was the prime accused, Meera, who initially fled to Dhulia in north Maharashtra but was eventually chased down by the police. With the help of the 22-year-old who had escaped, they also arrested the agent, Ganpat, who confessed and provided information that helped the cops raid Bakrana village and rescue the two minors.
Following this, the rest of the accused were apprehended as well, with the most recent arrest taking place last week.
The rescue operation, however, was challenging in itself, as the locals refused to cooperate. “Our officers were stuck for a day in the village as the locals were not allowing us to enter and rescue the girls. We had to call for additional officers and rescue the girls, who had already been pushed into marriages,” said SPI Kavlekar, adding that the force was now searching for six other girls who had been similarly abducted and sold.
Charges
Preliminary investigations revealed that the gang had been operating since the last three years, and had sold more than six girls from Mumbai. Police have booked the accused on charges of rape (IPC 376), kidnapping (IPC 363), wrongful confinement for three or more days (IPC 343) and criminal intimidation (IPC 120 b).
Sunday, April 12, 2015
tribal girl sold by brother rescued, 8 detained
RANCHI/RAMGARH: A 20-year-old tribal girl, who was allegedly sold by her brother for Rs 10,000, was rescued from Ramgarh railway station late on Friday. Eight persons were detained for questioning, police said on Saturday.
The incident came to light after a railway police constable saw the girl, a resident of Sikidiri village in Ranchi district, being forced to board a train at Ramgarh station. The girl told the constable that she was forced to marry a 32-year-old deaf and mute man, Dhonu Yadav, from Allahabad. The groom and his three relatives and three others, including trafficker Neval Mahato alias Nevlal, were detained immediately. Her brother, Prem Bedia, too, was taken for interrogation.
Mithilesh Ram, officer in charge of GRP Ramgarh, said, "The girl said she did not want to marry the man but was forced to. She said her brother got Rs 10,000 from the trafficker (Mahato)." The GRP handed over the seven men to Sikidiri police on Saturday. However, no FIR has been lodged yet. OC of Sikidiri police station Laxman Singh said, "We are interrogating them. Once we understand the matter, we will consult higher officials and take further action."
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Girl from Bengal sold for Rs. 40k rescued in Hathras
A 17-year-old girl who had gone missing from Dumaria village in West Bengal on August 5 was rescued in Hathras after the arrest of two kidnappers here on Tuesday.
A gang in West Bengal had sold her to a man, Sanju Singh, 28 in Hathras for Rs. 40,000. He had married her forcibly. Police said this gang was active in selling girls on the pretext of getting them married.
Acting on the FIR of kidnapping lodged by the victim’s mother, the Bengal police raided many places in the city on Tuesday and arrested the two accused. However, Sanju was absconding.
The girl’s family members tried to trace her but failed. After some time, they received a phone call from the victim who told them about the problem she was in.
After the victim’s mother lodged an FIR against unknown persons in Harischandra police station (W Bengal) on August 27 stating that her daughter had been kidnapped and sold, the police arrested a woman, Sundari and a man, Jamir on August 31 and took them on remand.
Sub-inspector Kajal Chatterji of Harishchandra police station came to Hathras along with two women constables. After searching for the missing girl for four days, they contacted the Kotwali Sadar police and began the search operation.
Police said the victim was living with Sanju Singh of Surangpura area. Though cops found the girl, Sanju managed to flee. He is working in a local jam factory.
The victim told police that her uncle Umesh had brought her to Harishchandra railway station on August 5 and sent her with a youth Lalchand. One woman was also with him at that time. Lalchand then sold her to Sanju in Hathras for Rs. 40,000.
The victim alleged that Sanju used to lock her while going for work. One day, she found an opportunity and informed her family members through the cell phone.
Kajal Chatterjee, S-I, Harishchandra police station said, “The police had arrested Jamir of Raghunathganj and Sundari Paharia of Pakur (Jharkhand).”
The police had come to Hathras after taking remand of Sundari.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
16-year-old girl sold off for Rs 90,000, four booked in Gujarat
A 16-year-old tribal girl from Songadh in south Gujarat was allegedly sold off to a farmer in Kheda for Rs 90,000 by a gang that promised her a job. A case was registered with the Surat Crime Branch after the girl escaped from Kheda after being “married” to the farmer.
The girl, a resident of Songadh taluka in Tapi district, was travelling to Surat in a state transport bus four months ago. A co-passenger, who identified herself as Meena alias Bhuri Thakor, a resident of Bajwa in Vadodara, got friendly with the girl. Later, both exchanged their mobile numbers as the girl reportedly told Meena that she was looking for a job.
Few days later, Meena called her up saying that she found a suitable job for her and asked the girl to come to Vadodara. Meena and her friend Madhu Patel met her in Vadodara railway station and took her to the house of one Rai Singh in Saraspur village of Vadodara.
According to the complaint, Meena locked her in a room of that house for few days. Later, a farmer from Vatva village in Kheda district, identified as Kirit Bhoye, allegedly bought the girl paying Rs 90,000 to Meena and took her with him saying he would marry her. When she refused to marry him, Kriti locked her in a room and threatened to kill her. He also allegedly raped her for two months, the police said.
However, the parents of the girl didn’t lodge any “missing” complaint as she had told them that she got a job in Vadodara. After getting an opportunity, the girl escaped from Kirit’s house a week ago and returned to her native place. She told her parents the story and she along with her parents lodged a complaint against the four accused at the Surat city Crime Branch police station on Saturday. Later in the afternoon, the police took the girl to the New Civil Hospital for medical examination.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Antrip Sood said, “We have registered a case and have started investigations. The victim had gone to Vadodara to get job, but the gang sold her off to a person and earned money. We have launched a search operation of the accused persons and they will be arrested soon.” (Report)
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Growing trend in kidnapping child brides
The charity Compassion has highlighted the growing trend in child brides. They are working to tackle what they call marriage abduction, or bride kidnapping, through partnerships with the local church across the globe.
It has been reported that girls as young as 13 are captured against their will and forced to marry. This is a common occurrence in some parts of the world, in which they are often subjected to rape with the aim of forcing pregnancy and thus legitimising the union in the eyes of the local community.
Although forced marriages are frequently reported in the press, “bride kidnapping” is less well known despite many communities across the globe seeing it as a traditional custom.
In parts of Thailand, particularly among the Hmong community, the practice is common and sometimes even endorsed by parents. "According to Hmong culture, women are not naturally treated with respect or honour.
There is a belief that daughters are just temporary residents, and that they will eventually have to leave their parents to be with their husbands," explains Pastor Wittaya of Ban Nam Sum church, which has been working with Compassion to combat the systematic abuse.
"If they cannot stay in the marriage with their husbands, they are prohibited to return to their parents' homes because there is no place for them."
Compassion is committed to changing the cultural attitudes that make such horrific abuse permissible, working in partnership with local churches and organisations to protect and care for vulnerable girls.
One such example is the Kao Kor Grace Child Development Centre, which works among one of the largest communities of Hmong people in Thailand. It now has over 500 children registered in its safeguarding programme, and has reported huge successes.
At least half of their registered children have been protected from abduction, and around 250 have graduated high school. Thirty have gone to university and 15 have thus far graduated with a bachelor's degree. These statistics indicate an incredible level of care given that teens in the Hmong community usually leave school after ninth grade.
"We may not be able to change the whole culture immediately, but we can start with the mindset of our children," explains project director Mrs Wasana.
"They're learning about their rights in society, what the Bible says about their identity and their freedom to choose their life partners without being subject to the Hmong's traditional practice."
Mrs Wasana and her team have built up a network of connections that give them immediate access to authorities if a case of kidnapping is reported.
Posted by Amanda Hopkins
Extract from http://www.christiantoday.com
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Girl kidnapped, sold to father of four in Kashmir
RAJOURI, Sep 15: A girl from Mora Daraj, a remote village under Kotranka Police Station in Rajouri district, has alleged that she was kidnapped by a villager and sold to a father of four children in Kashmir who allegedly committed repeated rape with her.The girl (name withheld) along with her father Hassan Mohammad today came to Rajouri to meet the district SP for action and direction to concerned SHO in this matter, but couldn’t meet as SP was out of station.While talking to reporters at Rajouri Hassan Mohammad alleged that her daughter went missing on April 23 and after two days search they approached police at Kotranka but no action was taken by the police.The girl was recovered from the custody of unidentified person from Kashmir by the father two days ago on information from a co-villager who happen to visit Kashmir for labor work and saw the girl there.“As we have no faith in Kotranka police we came to seek justice from the district SP,” said Hassan Mohammad. When contacted, Station House Officer (SHO) Police Station Kotranka Haji Bashir said that the father of the girl never brought the matter of her missing daughter in the notice of police at Kotranka.“Had he informed the police action would have taken by us to trace the girl,” said SHO, adding that even when the girl was recovered by the father from Kashmir, he did not inform police.According to girl she was on way to pastures on Pir Panjal mountains on April 23 along with his father and other villagers. She developed some pain in the stomach and Tariq Hussain of same village offered her some medicines.“Immediately after the taking the medicine I lost my conscious and later found myself somewhere in Kashmir valley in the house of an unidentified person a father of four children. I was sold to the person by Tariq Hussain, can’t be denied,” said the girl.She added that she was repeatedly raped by the person till September 12 when her father reached there and she escaped from the captivity of the said person.Hassan Mohammad, father of the girl said that a person from their village went to Kashmir for labor job and he saw her daughter in a village in Kashmir.“When I reached there nobody was in the house and my daughter was sitting in a room. We escaped from there and after reaching at our house today we came to meet the district SP to narrate the incident and action in this matter, Hassan Mohammad added.News Updated at : Sunday, September 15, 2013
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
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(Un)wanted women
Female foeticide is a major factor resulting in trafficking of women from across the country to Haryana for forced marriages and the situation has only been worsened by widespread unemployment and the low status accorded to women in the State, says the first-ever UN commissioned report on human trafficking in Haryana.
Most of the women brought to Haryana for forced marriages are from Assam and West Bengal and the districts of Karnal, Mewat, Rewari, Kurukshetra, Jind, Yamuna Nagar and Hisar in Haryana are the major destinations for these trafficked women, says the report titled ‘Current Status of Victim Service Providers and Criminal Justice Actors in India on Anti-Human Trafficking’, adding that the process of bridal migration was gaining momentum in the State and the sale and trafficking aspects of it needed immediate attention. In Mewat, there are many women who are being brought from States like Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh and are forced to get married against their will. These girls are popularly known as “Paro”.
According to a 2004 report by non-government organisation Shakti Vahini, 100s of young girls and women are lured and sold into involuntary marriages in North India, says the report on human trafficking. They are bartered at prices that vary depending on their age, beauty and virginity and exploited under conditions that amount to a modern form of slavery. Although trafficking of women and girls has become a lucrative and expanding trade in these regions, it routinely escapes effective administrative and social sanctions and the general response is to deny the existence of any such problem.
A large number of women are also trafficked to Haryana from Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for domestic work and are forced to work under bonded labour like conditions, according to the report. Gurgaon and Faridabad are the major destinations for the girls and women trafficked to Haryana for domestic work and a large number of them even become victims of sexual exploitation, says the report.The trafficked domestic helps, mostly minor girls, are supplied in Haryana by the placement agencies operating in Delhi and once these children land up in their employer’s house they end up in slavery. In many cases, these children become the victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of either the placement agency owner or the employer themselves. The placement agencies illegally run their business and have good links in the source areas. The agency owners bring girls from the source states with the help of their organised network and employ them as bonded labour.
Most of the victims are trafficked through railway routes and they are transited via Delhi. These women and girls are also sent to the border areas of Rajasthan from Haryana.
According to the report, the Haryana Government has initiated various schemes for the care and protection of trafficked victims and children. However, there is an absence of monitoring mechanism and minimum standards of victim care and protection and it was highlighted when the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights team detected cases of selling of infants and sexual exploitation of girls at a State-supported “Swadhar” Home in Rohtak recently.
Sounding the warning bells, the report says it may take Haryana more than 50 years to reach its natural sex ratio even if the Government ensures that not a single sex determination takes place in the State. The demand for marriageable age girls will be much more intense in the coming years and the demand met by inter-State marriages. The challenge before the State of Haryana as well as regions of Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan is to ensure that the bride demand is not catered to through human trafficking. The governments in these regions should ensure legislations which protect the rights of women and children, says the report.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
3 arrested for bid to sell 12-yr girl
A 40-year-old woman and her two accomplices were arrested here for allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old girl to sell her for `1 lakh to a driver in MP for marriage. The incident has been reported from Anand Parbat area of Central Delhi.
Earlier, a gang was busted in Inderpuri area of Southwest Delhi allegedly involved in selling minor girls to bachelors for `1 lakh in UP, MP and Haryana.
A police source close to the investigation said that the police also have booked the two male accused under rape charges as they developed physical relations with the victim.
The police said the accused, identified as Pushpa, Rajesh Lala and Gulab, were arrested from Baba Faridpuri Colony in Anand Parbat area on Thursday and the victim was rescued from their clutches.“The parents of the victim had got an FIR of her missing registered few days ago. The police immediately lodged an FIR and launched investigation. The investigating officers got a tip-off that she was kidnapped by Pushpa. A raid was conducted at her hideout and the girl was rescued,” said the police official. The official said the girl told the police that Rajesh and Gulab, who live in the area, befriended her and then developed physical relations with her. They then introduced her to Pushpa. “Pushpa revealed that she struck a deal with a driver who lives in MP to arrange a girl for his marriage. She demanded `1 lakh for the girl,” said the police source, adding that sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have also been used against the accused in the FIR. Source
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Girl rescued, A trafficking ring busted in Dehradun
Rekha (changed name) 22 years old girl of Village Digwa, Thana Mohammadpur District Chapra (Bihar) recued from of traffickers in Dehradun. the girls wasfour time sold to diffrent people and finally reached to dehradun.
Her cousin sister Anju who lives in Ludhiyana lured her for a better life with own job and marriage in Ludhiyana she came with Anju with the dream of a good job or a happy married life, but Anju was forced her into prostitution at Ludhiyana. After few days she was sold to a man Mohsin Khan S/o Saleem khan of Dehradun. She came at Dehradun few months ago, Mohsin khan sold her again to Sandeep R/o Gangoh distt. Saharanpur of Uttar pradesh for Rs, 1,50,000 /-. after few days Sandeep gave her back to Mohsin Khan, and Mohsin sold her again to Bala W/o Satpal R/o Hastinapur, Meerut of UttarPradesh who is residing presently at village fatehpur P.S Sahaspur, Dehradun.
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After that Bala sold her to Satyveer of Shamli Distt. Muzzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh for Rs 30,000/-
After some time of sexual exploitation Satveer returned her to Bala. ‘Rekha’ was told that she is going to be married with her buyers.
The girl finally realized the situation and asked help from some vendors at dehradun railway station, from where our team taken an action with the GRP and local police on 30th of June.
Police arrested Bala W/o Satyapal, Maldai W/o Avdesh, Sunita W/o Vedprakash, Satypal S/o Jaipal, Shubham S/o Styapal, Narendra S/o Nathu singh and Mohsin khan S/o Saleem Khan under the section of I.P.C 370,376, 376(5), 376(6) 323 etc. Police and our team is searching some other members of this trafficking network at several places of Punjab, Bihar and U.P etc.
She is safe in Govt. women shelter home at Dehradun. “Empower People” is in regular touch of the Victim and trying to provide her a safe atmosphere. The matter is under consideration of Judiciary.
Report:- Gyanendra Kumar, Convenor Uttarakhand chapter with Priya Raturi Project Co-ordinator.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Man ‘buys’ minor bride from Delhi for Rs 20,000
Bride runs away from husband's home citing age gap after her mother slips away to Delhi
BY MEHUL JANI
» Bride runs away from husband's home citing age gap after her mother slips away to Delhi
» Husband, booked for rape, says he has been cheated as he was told the girl was 20-year-old
» NGO suspects it is a case of child trafficking as the man paid girl's mother for marriage
» Husband, booked for rape, says he has been cheated as he was told the girl was 20-year-old
» NGO suspects it is a case of child trafficking as the man paid girl's mother for marriage
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| Childline volunteers spotted Rajesh Parmar’s runaway bride at Kalupur railway station |
Rescue of a minor girl at Kalupur railway station on Monday could lead the police and Childline to a case of underage marriage and rape in which the accused claims to be a victim of cheating. Adding to the intrigue, the Childline also sees in it a possibility of child trafficking. Childline, which found the 15-year-old girl Manju (name changed), has already lodged a complaint of underage marriage and rape with Sardarnagar police and asked it to look into the possibility of child trafficking. The girl, meanwhile, has been sent to protection house at Mahipatram Roopram Ashram.
The case unravelled after Childline volunteers found Manju (name changed) at the railway station and brought her to their office in Paldi. NGO's Assistant Director Purnima Gupta said when taken into confidence, Manju said she was 15-year-old and used to live at Sultanpur in Delhi with her grandmother Ratna and aunts after her step mother went to live with another man a few months ago.
Her father had died some years back. A couple of months ago, the grandmother came to visit her relatives in Sardarnagar in Ahmedabad while Manju stayed back in Delhi with her aunts. In April-end, her grandmother called her to Ahmedabad and on May 1 got her married to 31-year-old Rajesh Parmar, a vegetable vendor who lived in the neighbourhood. Ratna brought Manju back as part of social custom and about five days ago, she was sent back to her husband’s house, again as custom demanded.
| ‘BIG AGE DIFFERENCE’ However, Manju said she did not like the place. “There was a big age difference between us. Also, he used to harass me,” she told Gupta. On June 8 she left home and reached the railway station with a view to going to Delhi. That is when Childline volunteers spotted her. The volunteers located Parmar after a search and asked him to come over to their office. Interaction with Parmar and his mother Meera revealed another saga, pointing at possible child trafficking or cheating or both. According to Meera, she and her son came in contact with Ratna while selling vegetable. It was the old woman who offered to marry Manju to Parmar who stammers and is hard on hearing. Ratna told them that Manju was 20. Ratna asked for money as she said she needed it to bring Manju to Ahmedabad. The Parmars claimed they paid her Rs 5,000. “She again demanded money to conduct the marriage. This time we paid Rs 5000. After the marriage, she took Manju home following custom and when it was time to send her back to our place she asked for Rs 10,000 money, claiming that she had no money to send Manju back to her husband’s home with adequate clothes and other household articles as social custom demanded. It is the old woman and the girl who have made a fool of us,” Meera claimed. The old woman in the meanwhile left for Delhi. Childline has contacted Ratna and she has agreed to come to see Manju, Gupta said. According to her, it could be a case of child trafficking, too. “We are not sure under which circumstances, but money has changed hands. We hope to get a clear picture when Sardarnagar police conducts the enquiry,” Gupta said.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Haryana man tries to 'sell' 3 daughters, arrested
Days after a Punjab man sold his infant grandson on Facebook, a man arrested in Haryana’s Rewari district Thursday after he allegedly tried to sell three of his four daughters for Rs 50,000 each.The man, Ramesh Kumar, with the aid of three of his accomplices — Sewa Ram, Ajit Singh and Ajay Kumar — had struck a deal with certain persons (identity withheld by the police) to sell his three teenaged daughters. Ramesh lives with his four daughters and mentally challenged wife.The incident was exposed when the eldest of Ramesh’s daughters reached the office of Rewari’s SP and narrated her plight.In her complaint, the 16-year-old girl has alleged that her father tortured her and her sisters and forced them to perform certain acts against their wishes. She said the sisters overheard Ramesh telling his friends that he has sold them off to a person for Rs 50,000 each and has received an advance for one of the girls.Ramesh, a truck driver, was in financial crisis, the police said. “The girl alleged that her father had entered into an agreement with one Kalu to sell three of them for Rs 50,000 each. We have already arrested all those named by the girl and are probing into the allegations. We recovered Rs 5,000 from Sewa Ram, which he claimed he took as loan from Kalu,” an officer said.The four accused have been arrested after a case was registered against them.
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