On Friday, Rekha Sharma, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, stated that a team of NCW is being sent to the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan to investigate the auctioning of girls on stamp papers to settle loan repayment disputes.
- She went on to say that similar incidents have been reported in recent years, but the state government has failed to take action.
"A team of NCW is being sent to Bhilwara district, Rajasthan. On Nov 1, I will meet the Rajasthan Chief Secretary of Rajasthan and the Bhilwara Superintendent of Police (SP). Similar incidents reported from the state for the last few years but no action taken so far," said Sharma.
- Notably, the Commission has constituted a two-member fact-finding team to investigate the matter.
Taking cognizance of the extremely appalling and traumatizing crime, the NCW said that, in many settlements of the village, girls are sold for prostitution on stamp paper.
NCW Chairperson has also written to the Government of Rajasthan's Chief Secretary, to take urgent action in the matter and apprise the Commission of the action taken.
The Commission has also written to the Director General of Police, Rajasthan to immediately invoke relevant provisions in the FIR and to arrest all the accused at the earliest.
- As per media reports on October 26th, caste panchayats in Rajasthan were committing this crime, similar to how girls are enslaved in Syria and Iraq. According to reports, whenever there is a dispute between two parties in Bhilwada, instead of going to the police, the caste panchayats are approached for a resolution. It becomes the starting point for enslaving the girls. If they fail to keep their commitments, the mothers of the girls are to be raped.
However, Rajasthan minister Pratap Khachariyawas refuted the reports of the selling of girls in the State.
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