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- Fantasies of city life attracts minor girls !!! - 2010-01-21
A fresh incident of interception of eight minor girls from Information and vigilance booth of Maiti Nepal Nagdhunga unraveled the extremity to which capital city, Kathmandu attracts innocent girls from rural areas. Observing their dress up and behavior reveals the fact that they were attracted by the fashion vibes and sense of freedom posed by the capital city.
On 12th January, 2010 ,eight innocent girls were intercepted at Nagdhunga for being at a high risk of trafficking. All eight girls were minors, age varying from 9 years to 18 years. All of them belonged to Tanahu district and were traveling to Kathmandu to find
jobs. After series of counseling sessions, they said that five of them lied to their parents saying that they were going for a movie while three of them ran away from school. They had sold their gold nose stud to get money for bus fare.While questioned at the check post, they had no clue about where they were staying in Kathmandu. Thaey said they were traveling to Kathmandu to find "a nice job" and earn their livelihood. Although all of them are literate to a certain grade, they were aloof about human trafficking. During counseling sessions, it was observed that their interest was mainly on pursuing material satisfaction like cell phones, nice dress, shoes and cosmetics, etc. Their prime focus was on earning money and fulfilling their fantasy rather than going to the school.
This incident manifests the burgeoning gravity between the capital city and remote districts. Undoubtedly, Kathmandu is soaring high on creating fashion and as a consequence it is luring innocent girls towards a so called city lifestyle which further generates hazardous upheavals and risks in their life.
On 17th January, 2010 their respective family members were contacted and brought together for family counseling. All the girls were handed over to their respective parents Maiti Nepal is committed to provide every kind of support to these girls that may be required for their successful reintegration
