From Nowehere to Somewhere
From Nowehere to Somewhere
Authors : Shiv Shankar Kumar
Araria, Kishanganj and Purnia (also Purnea) are three districts of north Bihar, infamous for the trafficking of young girls and women. Even though not ordinarily evident, sex trade in Bihar is highly organized and cuts across urban and rural areas. While Gulabbag and Kasba in Purnia municipal area and Khagra and Kattalbari in Kishanganj town are urban bases for flesh trade, Bishanpur, Premnagar, Bibiganj and Samesar are located in haats (rural markets) and isolated places in villages. Similarly, Uttari Rampur is located in the town of Forbesganj whereas Khabaspur is in rural Araria.
Twenty kilometers away from Kishanganj town is another brothel, Panjipara, in the neighbouring North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, which has more sex workers than all brothels in Kishanganj, Purnia and Araria put together.
However, none of these are isolated or standalone in their activities or trafficking. Pimps from one brothel maintain relationship(s) and exchange information with other brothels belonging to these neighbouring districts.
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