JAISALMER: A minor girl found in a suspicious condition at Jaisalmer railway station has narrated a chilling tale of crime revolving around flesh trade to the children welfare committee and the district police here. The 14-year-old girl, from a village in Alwar district, was married off during childhood. When she ran away from home, she was pushed into flesh trade by strangers.
She left her in-laws’ house due to harassment and went to her parents’ house. Meanwhile, her mother, leaving her alcoholic father married someone else. Her father and brother would beat her, so she ran away to find her mother in Jaipur. In search of her mother, she met a taxi driver who handed her over to a middleman Raju pandit at Mansarovar, who then pushed her into prostitution. Around 4-5 days ago, the minor was found at the Jaisalmer railway station. She was handed over to the children welfare committee and during the inquiry, she narrated her ordeal.
The entire case is being investigated by women cell Dy SP Bhawani Singh. The girl was sold by some middlemen here. Earlier, a few police personnel of Jaipur police commissionerate allegedly caught her with another middleman, following which they allegedly handed her over to another middleman.
After the allegation levelled by the girl, Jaisalmer SP has written a letter to Jaipur police commissionerate and requested action against the accused police personnel. At present, the girl has been sent to CWC Jodhpur.
Jaisalmer SP said that the girl is from Bhiwadi police station area in Alwar district. She disappeared from her home in 2020 and was found by Jaisalmer police in a suspicious condition with a youth near Jaisalmer railway station. Both were detained and brought to police station where it came to light that the girl was pushed into flesh trade and was sold by many middlemen at many places. She gave her statement to the magistrate under section 164. She came to Jaisalmer with one Maniram Meena, where he sent her with one Chetan Bhil to a hotel, but the police caught them. Police have sent the two accused to jail by booking them under section 376B and the Pocso Act.
