She had been sold four times earlier and it was the fifth time when a 22-year-old woman from Punjab was going to be sold to someone recently in Haldwani. Surprisingly, this was happening when the Government has made stringent laws to check crime against women in the society.
However, whether it was her destiny or otherwise, she this time managed to escape the bid of human trafficking with the help of some social activists here. Now presently she has been staying at an orphanage here.
A native of Punjab, the woman, was first sold by her own mother to a woman in Punjab when the victim was only 14-year-old for some rupees.
Then, after buying her, the woman wanted to marry this victim to her handicap son. But then the marriage could not take place following the interference of the local Punjab police.
later, a resident of Swar (Rampur) UP, brought the victim to his native place Swar and sold her to a 45-year-old widower Rakesh, a resident of village Dhanaura, Swar(Rampur). Then she was merely 17-year-old. She and Rakesh had two children. But the widower, Rakesh, was very cruel to her, as the social activists here said.
Meanwhile, then a resident of Haldwani brought this 22-year-old woman here after purchasing her.
He wanted again to sell this woman to someone here. But a Haldwani-based RTI and social activist Gurvinder Singh Chaddha along with a social activist Priya Malik managed to save this girls from being sold for the fifth time here.
"It seems woman has become a commodity in the society. Now we have already written to the officials concerned to investigate this matter and take necessary action against the culprits who put this girl in such situation," said Chaddha.
"It is a matter of concern. All should come forward to prevent such acts and help the needy in the society," he said.
Taking note of this incident, the lalkuwan police is investigating this matter. When contacted Raj Kishor Singh, SHO, lalkuwan, talking to The Pioneer, said that the police was investigated the matter. "We have also interrogated the girl to know what she has actually been facing for so many years. Subsequently, a report has already been submitted to the higher authorities concerned in this regard. Therefore, action will definitely be taken against those who are responsible in this case," he said.
As the social activists here believe, it is a matter of concern now that despite the Government's continuous stress on woman empowerment and to check crimes against women, cases of atrocities against woman go unabated in the society.
The aforesaid case of human trafficking has only made confirmed this believe.