According to R.Isbal, Executive Director of Madras Christian College of Social Service which rehabilitates and reintegrates trafficked women with their families, the increased number of cases in this regard could be because Tamil Nadu is an active transport hub and thus serves as transit point for people indulging in trafficking. She said that there were cases, the women and young girls from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Kerala had been rescued in Tamil Nadu. With sex tourism becoming widespread, women from all four southern states and sometimes even Mahrarashtra are brought into Tamil Nadu, she said. A woman named Rekha 22 was 14 when she ran away from her house in Vijayawada with her Boy Friend taking with her Rs.50,000/- and some gold jewels. "I lived with him for five months in Hyderabad before he sold me to a pimp and ran way. They later told me that he had sold me for Rs.50,000/- ", says a teary eyed Rekha. She was later brought to the MCCSS where she has been helping auithorities creating awareness in colleges.
Poverty and sometimes a good look are a few reasons for the girls running away from home in search of employment or a chance in films. Umpteen number of girls have been cheated, exploited and spolied for life without a hope for rehabilitation. Thanks to MCCSS and such centers with whose help trafficked women can return home and start a fresh life. More and more volunteers and institutions should come forward and guide the young girls and women studying in schools and colleges so that they don't become easy prey in the hands of bad elements.
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