A GLIMPSE ON THE REALITY

CASE STUDY -7
A child labourer rescued from his hideout

Rajabul Mondal, S/o Anarul Mondal, P.S  Chapra  P.O.  Dumpukur, Dist. Nadia,  was found missing in the month of September from the bus-stop of Chapra,  He was carried away by a man who promised to give a job and money and  was taken to Berhampore, Murshidabad District.  He was kept in a building on the 5th floor, was forced to work making some decorations made out of glass pieces, a painful job which would bruise his fingers. He got some cuts too in his hands.  He along with other boys was kept hidden from the public eye. They were never allowed to get out of the building. One day he got a chance to escape while the owner sent him to buy a cigarette.  He ran as fast as he could and after hours of running,  reached at a railway station, cut a ticket to  Krishnagar and reached home. We are trying to get the information about the place where he was staying, but he has no idea about the name of the place.
We have passed this information to one of the NGOs Shaktivahini for the rescuing of the rest of the child labourers who are victims of violence.  The effort is  in good progress.


 CASE STUDY -8
A 16 year old girl,  a resident of Dumpukur, P.S Chapra, Nadia District, was trapped by a trafficker by promising marriage to her. The boy constantly kept talking to her over the phone, but never appeared in person before her.  After two months he sent a paper  with his photo, phone number, and address. The  parents were very happy to see the photo of the boy. The marriage also was fixed without seeing the boy face to face. We visited the place and asked the copy of the photo and the address.  Then we realized that the photo was of one of the film actors of the Tamil Movie.  Since our interior villagers do not know about the South Indian film actors,  they were cheated , but through our intervention we could save them. The enquiry is in process. The phone number has been already traced out.


CASE STUDY -9 
Cases of  Child Labourers Rescued from Haryana
12 year old Saraswati  Singh,  D/O Roy Singh,   Dulla Pattana, Midnapore Dist, was sent by her father with an agent at Delhi for work.  For the past one year the parents had no information about the girl nor got any money. After one year the girl was found at Haryana as domestic labourer in one of the houses and was rescued by Sisusurkhsha pravahini NGO, with whom we are net-working.  They  informed us about the girl. The parents were sent from here to fetch the girl. She had to undergo a lot of beatings and violence.  . At present she is safe and pursuing her studies in one of  the boardings at Kamar Chowki, Midnapore.

  CASE STUDY -10
 Shafia Khatoon (name changed) was given in marriage to …  Mr. Abdul (name changed) at 24 Parganas at  Kolkata ,which is almost three hours journey from the girl’s house. There was communication with the parents and the girl. After about three months the girl was found missing and the husband and his relative were silent on her missing. When enquired they were not commutative. After three months the girls rang up from one of the orphanages in Andhra Pradesh informing about her whereabouts.  Still the girl could not be traced. The information was passed on to us. The husband was threatened by the girl’s parents that if she is not brought back, he would have to face the legal action. Within few days the girl reached back home safely.

 CASE STUDY -11
                 Trafficked victim released from the hand of trafficker
 Champa Chatterjee,D/O Kartic Chatterjee, village Rajipur, P.S.Chapra, Dt. Nadia. Bodo Mondal a mistry was working for few days near girls’ neibhoring house. A fine day that is on 26th Jan. 2013 Champa found missing. Next day, FIR was given by her parents.  After enquiring Bodo , he accepted his hand in kidnapping and promised to return her back very soon. After one Week girl was rescued from Nabadwip.


 CASE STUDY -12
  16 year old girl was missing since six months, Rashmi, D/o Shyam lal, P.S Chapra, while going for Tuition she was kidnapped form the Chapra bus-stop and had taken by the trafficker to Delhi and then ot Kanti- Murshidabad District at West Bengal. She was not given any food except  puffed  rice and water.  One day she escaped from the grip of traffickers and she rang up from somebody’s mobile number. The parents and the relatives reached the place , thepolice did not give any assistance, the girl was rescued. We visit the place and give her counselling, now she is back to her normal health.


“He sent me to bring the GOOD NEWS to the poor……”
   To bring about the Good News to the Poor, We, the F.M.M. Sisters at Vijaya Jyoti Convent, Kansabel, Jashpur District, in the State of Chattisgarh, India, have ventured into a new service in favor of the women and young girls of the region being trafficked daily to other parts of the country and abroad for the purposes of domestic service, cheap child labor, commercial sex exploitation and many other forms of cruelty to women and children.  We began this mission through our already existing Jeevan Jharna Vikas Sanstha (JJVS), a registered NGO of FMM Sisters of Delhi Province, working for the development of the Tribals of Jhashpur Region in Chattisgarh, India.
Two of us from Vijaya Jyoti Convent, Kansabel, Sheeba Antony and Annie Jesus Mary are fully engaged in this ministry. Realizing the  fast spreading  danger of thousands of our young people, especially  women and children  falling  into the hands of traffickers and being exploited,  we   began focusing  our  attention  on the transport  of these young poor people from the  interior villages to the cities  in the name of jobs, financial security and other promises of wealth and well-being. Traffickers lure impoverished tribal girls by promising them jobs in big cities but force most of them into prostitution. Unwittingly the poor starving villagers are ever ready to move on with the traffickers in search of a promised paradise. From Jashpur alone, over 20,000 girls belonging to Chhattisgarh's tribal region have been sold by human traffickers in the last eight years in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai  in the name of jobs and trainings, our  former Chhattisgarh chief minister said in a  recent statement..
 Seeing the plight of our poor people, we began tracking down the nets of the traffickers from where the girls were being transported. Our enthusiasm in this Mission caught the attention of both the Government and the Non Government officials of the region.    For the first time the State Government invited us (JJVS) to participate in the workshop on  Antihuman Trafficking from May 26th to 28th 2012. At this Public gathering of   about 230 Government and likeminded Non Government officials, Sr. Annie Jesus fmm spoke about JJVS’ activities presently very much focused on anti human trafficking. This  was the beginning of a strong bonding between  us FMMs, our Organization JJVS,  politicians, Police and  renowned philanthropists and others working for the poor. This has boosted our courage in this daring mission and we find the local police officials ever at hand to help us out or seeking our collaboration in their rescue operation of the trafficked persons. Here below we present the details of one of our joined efforts in rescuing five trafficked Young girls.                                                        


Rescue Operation in Collaboration with the   Police Force.

On 5th June 2012 Srs. Annie and Emelda Kujur fmm from Vijaya Jyothi Convent Kansabel along with the local police Inspector and his team went to a distant village to rescue 5 Girls who were trafficked to Mumbai. All the 5 girls were between the ages of 15 to 21. Kiran Kathan, the 20 year old leader of this group was taking the other girls to Bombay for domestic work. While they were waiting for the bus at the station the police nabbed them. Immediately they informed JJVS staff to come to the spot to interview the girls. Sisters along with the police met the girls and counseled them. The parents and the local Panchayat President were called and instructed not to send the girls especially minors to work anywhere. Making minor girls to work is crime. The parents of the girls were made to understand the pros and cons of trafficking and difficulties of life for these girls in the cities.  The police wrote the report and send the girls back to their homes. 

Our involvement in the Village protection committee at Jashpur.
 The Government, deciding to make Jashpur a CRIME FREE district formed a new committee in 2012. The role of the members was to reduce crime in the villages and to bridge the gap between the Police and the society at large. The members were to be people of character, commitment and integrity. It was a rare privilege that we sisters too are considered part of this group.
On 6th June 2012 Srs. Annie and Emelda fmm, along with the local police team  attended the Conference of the  Village Protection Committee and the sisters  were given  the opportunity to address the large gathering. Both the sisters spoke about JJVS work in Kansabel related to anti human trafficking and our net working with the local police. It was an eye opener for the people and after the meeting many parents started to come to Kansabel asking for help to bring back their minor girls from different cities. The organization is working hard to help these people to rescue their children.   We have teamed up well with the Police of the area to protect the girls from being taken away from the bus stands or the railway stations.
The most pathetic story of these children is the fact that this violation mostly has been inflicted on the children by their parents and by the agents who are their own relatives. This is one of the biggest crimes in our Jashpur district. At this juncture it is our responsibility to bring awareness among the villagers and work earnestly to bring back all our minor girls those who are away from the villages. To control over this crime various plans have been implemented in our district especially through the Panchayats.
Along with our staff, we  also took part in a  2 day training June 2012 on anti human trafficking at the district level  by the police department of Jashpur district for police personnel’s, lawyers, CWC department, media personals and the selected NGOs of Jashpur.  At this session, JJVS depicted in a creative way our interventions, experiences, network with the local police and our suggestions to curb this malady. It was a factual picture of our work and was well appreciated by everyone. A memento has been awarded to JJVS for our contribution to bring dignity to the humanity.
Bonding with the Villagers to reinforce our efforts.
 We are trying out various means to curb this deadly malaise of Human Trafficking. We have succeeded in getting    tremendous support from the civic Officials and now we are working towards bonding with the villagers themselves to save their daughters who have been lured away to the big cities from this mainly tribal, poverty-stricken region. It is rare that they encounter good fortune and prosperity there. More often, they are physically abused and forced into prostitution.  And yet, the call of the major Cities are so enticing that innocent girls, mostly in their teens and unaware of what lies ahead,  often run away from home   even without their parents’ knowledge.  We have begun to create awareness among the villagers on the evil consequences of human trafficking. We were delighted to get the support of a villager on 20th June 2012. Sisters Annie & Sheeba received a call from, one of the villagers saying that there were Girls getting ready to go to Delhi along with an agent. They had well planned their trip and had arranged a vehicle to get out from their village in the early hours of 21st June before anyone notices. Gathering all the information Sr. Annie contacted the local police immediately and they agreed to come along with us to catch the agent and the minor girls. At 11pm sisters and the police went to the village along the village president to locate the family while they were sleeping in the house. The car, the driver and his friend, the agent and the girls were arrested and brought to the police station for enquiry. They were interviewed by the police and by the sisters as well. The driver and his friend were taken to the jail; but the girls were released and we were happy   to hand them over to their parents.   
   Dear friends, we need the support of your prayers to carry out this mission. Please do bless us.
                                                       Srs.Sheeba Antony and Annie Jesus Mary



CASE STUDY -1
Name: Tumpa Saha
Father: Abubokker saha
Village: Fazilnagar
Dist.: Nadia,
State: West Bengal
Tumpa a school going girl was targeted by a stranger from days ownwards.She and her family was unaware of it.It so happened that, this very stranger started to visit the village under the guise of a feriwala. He sold attractive things to the villagers and at the same time showed a keen interest in Tumpa’s family. Gradually he managed to win the hearts of her both the parents. One fine day he came forward with a very good proposal of a boy for their beautiful daughter. The illiterate and poverty stricken parents who were also much thoughtful about the marriage of their growing girl, felt quite comfortable about it. They were further informed that the boy hails from a very rich family and the marriage expense will be met by the boys party. He requested them not to lose this golden opportunity. Their joy had no bound and agreed to give their daughter in marriage but only after a period of six months..As soon as Tumpa came to know about it, she felt very sad for she has to discontinue her studies and at a very tender age she has to marry. Suddenly Tumpa recalled to her mind the lessons taken during the awareness classes on Anti Human Trafficking.Without any hesitation,at once she informed her AGG members about the marriage proposal .
Then and there the members met together to work out a plan to save their friend Tumpa.On the following week, as usual when the Ferriwala came to the village to sell, still better things,the AGG members stopped him at the entrance of the village and asked him to give the details of the boy, and then only they would let him enter the village.They kept on asking the informations about the boy and his family.Such as:

Name of the boy, his address,qualification, the nature of his work and boys mobile number.
His parents name.
Name of the police station, BDO office and panchayat
Land mark to go to boys house.
While the girls were asking in turn the above mentioned informations the Feriwala got fuzzeld and was not able answer correctly. He informed them that within few days time he will get all the details they are seeking for. The ferriwala who left the place,never returned back to the village. Thus the formation of the Adolscent Girls Group proved to be blissings.


                                         CASE STUDY -2.....

Have been in touch with 2 trafficked women recently....tried meeting up with them on Monday morning but pimp was with them and we aborted the rescue operations. Today, we're making another
attempt....agent's(pimp) supposed to be away, so pray that we get to
meet this time. Bro Jerome, SJ is helping me out. I shall update you
after this meeting.
They've been badly treated by agent and has not been paid a
cent....pray that they'll decide to go home and not wait to be paid as
they won't be paid! If they're ready to return home, will send you
flight details and hope that you can fetch them at airport




 CASE STUDY -3
There is a case wherein a newly wedded girl was raped by a man who walked into the village very freely after bribing the police. He was not arrested for two weeks. We came to know about it ; we visited the spot and requested the police to arrest the accused, but the police did not heed to our request.  Hence, we had to move towards the higher authority until justice was done to her. He is now in prison.

 CASE STUDY -4

In the northern region of Bengal A partial blind boy of

11year old found missing while going to the school, he was

trafficked by a man who took him to  Delhi and was sold.The

mother of the boy filed the FIR and we reported it to the

media and flashed the news around, but there was no

information about the boy. After one year of search we

could recover and rescue him from Haryana. He was

working as achild labour, now he has a new life and he is

studying in the  hostel.


CASE STUDY -5
         A girl of 15year old was taken from one of our village to Delhi and then after three to four months, the mother of the girl received the news that the girl met with an accident and died. it was a false story the mother filed FIR in the police station but no case was registered, through our intervention the case was registered and  the traffickers were pinned down and they were put behind bars.


CASE STUDY -6
The parents were poor and a proposal came from a boy who is not known in the village. He married the girl in a hurry  giving Rupees 2000 to her parents. Next day both of them were about to leave the railway station   Our animators  came to know from the parents about what had happened .  They rushed to the station and rescued the girl.  When asked about the identity,  the boy had nothing to show. The animator instructed him to produce his identity before he could claim the girl.  Till today he has not appeared  to take her home.


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