The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has written to the State department of Medical Health and Family Welfare seeking the inquiry concerning the matter of pushing women and minor girls into prostitution in Selaqui after spiking their meals with drugs bought from local chemists.
A coordinator of local organisation Jahangir Alam had complained to SCPCR that the women and girls working in the factories in Selaqui are given drugs in their foods and drinks, and are forced into prostitution.
According to the complainant, he came to know about this practice through some reliable sources while he was doing a survey on child labour in the area.
During the survey, he also came to know that such restricted drugs are easily available in the medical stores of Selaqui.
Responding to the complaint, SCPCR has asked the department to thoroughly investigate the matter and send its report to the commission within 15 days.