Human trafficking
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Human trafficking in India
Clueless paros: Child brides in Muslim dominated Mewat region that has 491 villages endure sexual exploitation. The minors are bought from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam and Bangladesh, on the pretext of marriage, and kept as ‘sexual brides’ in Mewat. Many are passed from one ‘husband’ to another in a well-established chain of female trafficking that authorities pretend does not exist. Child brides are christened ‘paros’ as they come from Jamuna Par (from across the river). Paros can be easily distinguished from the taller, fairer native Meo women. Meo women walk around freely, while Paros are never spotted outside their homes. The number of Paros in a village varies from 50 to 300. The police have done little despite rampant trafficking. The culprits do not fear police or government. The girls were lured by befriending or promise of job or money or marriage, or blackmailed and sometimes use of force. Family members, acquaintances, strangers, police with political connection and politicians are the traffickers. 45.5% of them had first sexual encounter when they were less than 16 years of age. A report from National Human Rights Commission reveals that India is a country of destination, origin and transit of trafficking of women and children. Of the 74 million south Asia women reported mission, 20 million are said to be working in Indian brothels. An estimated 25% of women trafficked to India are under 18 years of age. Delhi has emerged as a major destination and major transit point for the trafficking of girls from the northeastern and eastern states. Trafficking takes place through two major routes. The eastern route passes through eastern Bihar, West Bengal and Mumbai. In the northern route, girls are first brought to Delhi where some of them are absorbed, and the remaining go to Mumbai. (Payal Saxena, The Week, 25 February 2007, p.4)
