NEW DELHI – A 16-year-old girl has got her mother arrested in Pune forforcing her into prostitution.
Speaking to India Today, the minor girl said her mother had separated fromher father and moved to Nashik three years ago. The woman took her daughterwith her.
In Nashik, the girl lived with her mother and her alleged boyfriend. Thefirst few months were bliss as the minor was pampered. She also didn’t haveto go to school or study.
After a few months the teenager was asked to work at a spa. As areceptionist she earned Rs 10,000 a month.
Her ordeal started soon after. First her mother asked her to give massagesto male customers coming to the spa.
From mere massages she was forced to have physical relations with spacustomers. Talking to India Today, the minor said she was paid Rs 5,000 ormore to sleep with customers.
Scared of the ill-behaviour of the customers, the girl refused to go to thespa but her mother forced her to continue. Her earnings were used to repayher mother’s boyfriend’s debts.
Police raid in Nashik forced the woman to move base to Pune. There shecompelled her daughter to work as an escort.
Thanks to a friend, the scarred girl got in touch with Lakshya Foundation,a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with children.
Activists with the NGO registered a complaint with Pune’s Shastri Nagarpolice station with the girl as the complainant; police arrested the womanand her boyfriend under the Sections 5 and 9 of the Immoral Traffic(Prevention) Act.
The minor girl, after spending 15 days at child rescue home, has beenreunited with her father and grandmother.