"No one will be spared": Rajasthan CM on alleged girls' "auctioning" case in Bhilwara
Oct 28, 2022
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], October 28 : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the state government has formed teams to investigate the alleged "auctioning" of girls' case in Bhilwara.
Speaking to reporters, Ashok Gehlot said, "We have received this information. Teams have been deployed to investigate everything. We will make sure a proper probe is done. No one will be spared."
Taking cognizance of the alleged "auctioning" of girls in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman P Kanoongo on Friday said that the matter would be investigated and the child rights body would ensure that the nexus gets banned and accused are punished.
The NCPCR is scheduled to visit Bhilwara on November 7 and meet the families affected by trafficking.
"We will investigate. On November 7, I'll visit the village affected by trafficking, and meet affected families and try to know who all are involved in this nexus. We will see that nexus gets banned and accused is punished," NCPCR chairman P Kanoongo.
According to reports carried out in media on October 26 this year, caste panchayats in Rajasthan were committing this crime like that in Syria and Iraq where girls are enslaved. Reportedly, in Bhilwada, whenever there is any dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans etc, instead of going to the police, the caste panchayats are approached for a settlement. It becomes the starting point of making the girls slaves. In case they fail to honour their commitments, the girls are auctioned to recover money.
The media reports have documented the ordeal of many victims of such horrendous crimes, read a statement from NHRC.
Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma on Friday said a team of NCW is being sent to the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan to investigate the auctioning of girls on stamp papers to settle disputes over loan repayments in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.
NCW Chairperson further said that similar incidents have been reported for the last few years but the State government has not taken action so far.
Sharma will also meet the Rajasthan Chief Secretary of Rajasthan and the Bhilwara Superintendent of Police (SP) on November 1 in connection with the case.
