NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Alleged Trafficking & Sale Of Minor Girls From MP’s Border Districts & Rajasthan To Maharashtra
The NHRC has sought reports from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra over allegations that minor girls are sold to middlemen for ₹3–5 lakh near the MP–Rajasthan border and later trafficked to Maharashtra for sexual exploitation. The commission took suo motu cognisance of an October 30 media report and gave state authorities two weeks to respond.
NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Alleged Trafficking & Sale Of Minor Girls From MP’s Border Districts & Rajasthan To Maharashtra |
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a large number of minor girl children are being sold for Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh by their parents to middlemen in several districts along the borders of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Subsequently, these small girls are trafficked by middlemen with the help of false documents showing them as their adopted children. On gaining adulthood, they are sold for Rs 35 lakh to Rs 40 lakh in different cities of Maharashtra for sex trade after changing their personal details to hide their identities.
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The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of the human rights of the victim girl children. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
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