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It’s not just the trauma, Meena can barely walk. Every passing autorickshaw makes her hysterical — it was an autorickshaw driver who had abducted her on her way home from school and raped her before selling her in December 2006.
But Meena is not alone. There are many more girls who are up for sale as sex slaves in several villages fringing Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Mehsana and some areas of Rajkot. It is not a prostitution racket, but the girls are being passed on from one buyer to another for personal “use”.
Most girls, however, belong to Dalit or backward communities. While some are abducted others are brought from other states and sold to rich farmers who sell them again only to buy new arrivals.
Ask Kanchan and Krishna Waghela from Bhiwandi in Mumbai. The couple are still going around the villages hoping someone would give them back their daughter who was abducted from Mumbai and brought to Dharji village of Ahmedabad district in February, before she was sold to some unknown person. They had their daughter back for a few minutes last June, before she was snatched away in front of them.
Meena was abducted by Munna alias Mohabbat Khan, 38, on November 23, 2006. She was forced to live with Munna at his home at Gedia village at Patdi Taluka of Surendranagar for a few days before she was sold to Hyat Khan, the Sarpanch of the village. Khan “enjoyed” her for a few days and then sold her off to Vilo Khan, his nephew in Jatapara village in Viramgam Taluka of Ahmedabad district. She was then passed on to one Narendra Dave. Meena was last sold for Rs 7,000, according to the official complaint.
“Munna, Hyat Khan, Vilo, Dave — all of them had used her against her will,” says Prabhavati a social worker trying to rehabilitate Meena in Bavla. An FIR was lodged with Bavla Police Station on December 22, 2007, but the cops are yet to arrest the accused.
“I have seen Munna on his bike even after I returned,” Meena said, adding, “He has threatened to kill me, if I say anything about him. The police said they will take me to the places where these men had taken me, but did nothing.”
BS Pathan, DSP (SC/ST) told The Indian Express that the police have completed their probe and the men will be arrested in a day or two — seven months after the FIR was lodged.
That, however, may be little solace for Kanchan and Kishan Waghela camping in Gujarat for over a month now hoping to see their daughter again. “Our daughter went missing from our home at Bhiwandi in Mumbai. We had filed an FIR with Bhiwandi police but nothing has happened,” Kishan said. He said their daughter Suneeta alias Munni, 15, was brought to Dharji village in Bavla taluka by two residents of Bhiwandi.
When Kishan reached Bavla with the Mumbai Police to rescue his daughter in June he found her in a house at Meni village. But a village mob stopped the vehicle. “A huge mob surrounded us and snatched the girl away from us,” said Mumbai Police Inspector P R Wagh.
“Pachason aisee ladkiyan hamarey gaon mein hain, lekin hum unhe nahin denge (numerous such girls are there in our village and we will not return them) the villagers told the police.
The police don’t deny these incidents but say nothing can be done about it unless the Government takes action against the culprits.
before BJP came to power in Gujarat, abduction of Hindu girls by muslims were normal happenings, as no one could stop muslims , because of Congress govt. which openly protected them. Panchmahal dist. was the biggest victim of Muslim atrocities, and many readers here may not be aware of the main 2 reasons of riots in Guajrat in 2002? Godhra incident was just an excuse for Gujarati Hindus to come out and take revenge.The question is can that happen again?
if the muslims are still continuing such raping and slaving activities, whcich they did during the Mughal time, such things only happening here in Pakistan, where muslims abduct girls as and when they want, but this is happening in Hindustan? god save Hindu girls and women, because IF the even the BJP govt cant stop it then who can?
Jindabad! Jindabad!Modi Saheb Jindabad!
Its really a shame to see police saying that they can't do anything for which they are in that position. If they can't do then who will stop all this. Are we going towards jungleraj, so if one has power the system will work according to him or them? Gradually this is happening everywhere. Whats the use of this democracy, media and police system when anyone with power can use against others and the people can not get their basic rights, why to live in such a country??? And great are the people who are like that. I am sure with such kind of things we are going nowhere, we can't progress.
It is really shameful, and yet no action from the Community or Government. God save India!
Whole village and communities are guilty and each of them need to be punished. It is not coincidence that all victims are SC/ST/OBCs. This is fertile ground for naxalites. Police better act fast, else naxalites will deliver justice.
This shame for all Indians,I request IE to peruse this case till the culprits are caught, We Indians are ready to contribute, THANU, MANA and Dhana help to peruse this. Think if this is happened to any of your dear one. It is really heartening to see that poor people go through such an agony. Shame on all Indians if we neglect this incident as another one. Remember this may happen to any one of you. Politicians are Busy with Horse trading, they are least bothered on any of this problem, as long as their kith
I cannot understand that the police is saying that they cannot act unless the government does something. Bloody Hell, they have employed you just for this purpose. If you cannot do the job just quit. Shame on these pimps who despite having the authority will not act.
Similar incidents happening in Vaniyambadi Ambur (Tamilnadu) poor girls are helpless and DMK does notinterfere for vote banks
it's truly shocking.. although crimes against women is not something that can be found only in Gujarat.. perhaps a good way to bring down incidence of such things is to legalize prostitution and bring it on par with any respectable profession like being a surgeon, a software engineer or a chartered accountant...
The solution is not to legalised or promote something wrong , which will also increased more cases like this as seen in Europe. But the solution is to introduce a stern and quick punistment for the culprit.
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