Santosh, I and my friends use to overpower all our co-students and we just use to rule the school, but that was when I was in my teenage still I' m but everything is changed from then to now. Now every thing has changed me, my lifestyle, my smile and my name as well. My name which I love the most is being changed by these people the name which was given by my father who is not alive now. I love him a lot and I just want some one to call me with the name I was known some months back.

Now no one call me with the name I love the most, now I am pretty. And now I don’t have friends. I am alone in this world which I have not seen because I have not moved out of my room since I arrived here way back in April 14th 2006.

My life changed when I was studying in 8th standard and two persons one from Gangtok and one from Darjeeling came to our village. One was Suman and other's name I don’t remember. They both became close to my younger brother and then to my family. They used to visit our home frequently and I even considered them as my elder brothers. I along with my younger brother used to go to their place. They were so good that every one in the village started liking and trusting them.

Then in February Suman gave an offer to my mother that why don’t you send your daughter to work in India there she will earn and study and send money back home every month. My mother initially said no but as one of my friend was also going so she approved without knowing that her daughter will never come back because both of them were in the business of selling teenage girls. They used to pick girls and sell them in brothels all over India and even outside India.

Our journey started on 6th April 2006 and we reached here by 10th April 2006 here in Pune, with big dreams in our eyes. They took us to a building. I said to my friend that I don’t like this area and I thought there were something wrong but she said wait you were just fearing too much every thing will be ok. I knew she did also not know anything. Then Suman and other guy had a talk with some old lady there in other room and came back to us to say that we have to work and stay here.He will come there regularly to see everything is all right or not. Next Day when I woke up aunty came and briefed me about the work which I need to do whether I like it or not. She told me that she has paid huge sum of money for us. At that time I actually came to know that we were being sold in brothel. I cried a lot and said I will not do that but in return I get pain and starvation, they beat me up with stick and locked me up in a dark room without food for 3 days. But after that I broke up to accept whatever was there in my fate but with a ray of hope that some one will come in my life who will save me from hell and love me as a simple girl would like to.

Now I was one of the top selling bodies in the market and daily count went up top 25-30 or even 40 some days. It was so painful, and bloody for me in starting but soon my body adjusted to all these but still I feel pain either it may not be physical it’s from the heart. I used to talk very less and spend my time only thinking of home and praying to god, please send me back. But this didn’t happen all my prayers were perhaps lost in the prayers of other girls who are suffering here and were sold here like me. I don’t like or even dream of being here but I am here.

A place where I am living since 1 year and 4 months, I had not even seen the sun, moon or even the exterior of our apartments. All my dreams have been ruined and raped by those two persons. I feel like being raped by all those who spend Rs.120/- for their sex desires. Soon I know I will be free either my friend from Nasik will get me out of this place as he has promised or perhaps I will commit suicide.

Every one see my smile which I am forced to carry on my face and makeup which I am forced to do but no one accept one or two have tried to see beneath and understand my pain and sorrow and hardness of my life. I do want to go home but I fear will they accept me if they get to know about my present life.

The real story mentioned above is what she has briefed to me. I tried my best to write her reality in her own words. The place mentioned here is “Budwar peth” the red light area of Pune situated in heart of the city and near to the Famous temple “Dagru Seth Halwai” which is visited by many famous personalities and big corporate.

She met me when I first visited that place along with my friends. I was very much scared that I was not talking to anyone. She came out and sat before me. She was so cute and good looking with loads of face powder and red lipstick. I was not able to stop myself from glaring at her. She smiled and everything was done within a second. I was in some 3x6 ft cabin with her. She started to remove her clothes but some thing stopped me and I said no and told her to put clothes back. Then I asked her about her name and we both chatted for another 14-15 min before getting apart. On coming back home I thought what would have made a girl of her age to enter flesh trade and if it is due to financial constraints then I along with my friends will try to get her out and most probably get her work so that she could earn respectfully. I decided to go back there and talk to her to get her past out of her because through that only I could save her and plan how to get her out of there.

Next week I went there alone and I spent 400 bucks so that she could be with me for about an hour. I had bought a chocolate which I gave to her. She was so delighted and said thanks. We sat for an hour and got to know the entire story behind her present life. How she came all the way from Nepal to this place just being forced to do all these which she could not have ever dreamed about. She told me it’s not easy to get her out of that place as this nexus is too big and even local police can’t or will do nothing as they come every week to these brothels to collect “hafta”. Then I thought how I could be done. She told me it is possible only if a big raid occurs or some kind of sting operation by some news channel so that public opinion can also be raised against human trafficking and selling. She told me that she is not alone, there are hundreds of other girls as well who might also be trying to get out of this place but are not even allowed to call home or even look outside from window as well.

Now somewhat I do feel that, I am not that much powerful to fight and get her out. But I know the way how to get it done. Because, I know the power of media and just want to help her and save others life as well. We know the place where all these teenage girls who were bought and sold then why can’t we get the roots of the main problem of human trafficking. I short its just waste to beat around bush when we know the root or main cause. Why can’t we have a check on that place/ market (red light area) where approximately 2-3 girls are forced into flesh trade every week alone in Pune. We can just rearrange the facts and clues what we get from that place to reach out to all those who are involved in this. For this I require the support of

I am even ready to contribute for the rehabilitation of the girls who are freed from that place in whatever way I am said to.

Thanks, Save her and her teenage.

Waiting for positive reply and quick action from you all.

Vishal Pune

Source Maiti Nepal