[Assam] For Rs 3, 000, girls are selling themselves in city bars

Thu Jul 26 19:40:10 PDT 2007

>and I thought that prostitution was illegal only in USA.

Umesh! are you serious or are just naive? I am not even sure how to approach
this comment. I will just leave it at that.

--Ram da

On 7/26/07, umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> and I thought that prostitution was illegal only in USA.
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> Umesh
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> *Priyankoo <priyankoos at yahoo.co.in>* wrote:
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> Yes, welcome to free economy...why did it take so many years to reach Ghy?
> Everything runs on the principle that as long as there is a demand, there
> will be supply.
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> QUOTE: "We have the mobile number but we are not disclosing it"
>
> my oh my...Thank you!
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> Nothing but an attempt to stir up some sensation by THE Sentinel. It does
> not yet discuss why these girls "sell" themselves or why are people in Ghy
> so desperate to spend 20000Rs. as tip to spend some time with these girls...
>
> Thank you The Sentinel, I now know you stooped too low for me to catch up
> with you.
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> *Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com>* wrote:
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>   ***For Rs 3,000, girls are selling themselves in city bars
> Sex and our city — Part I
> *By our Staff Reporter
> GUWAHATI, July 26: Believe it or not, the capital city is fast becoming a
> crime city. With the city police stressing specifically on law and order and
> insurgency, petty crimes in Guwahati are on the rise. And now the bars are
> adding to it all. It is alleged that illegal activities are going on in
> these bars and on weekends, during parties, the bars almost become centres
> of flesh trade. In recent cases, one person was killed by his friend at
> Ganeshguri and one girl was badly roughed up by his boyfriend at Christian
> Basti.
> Out of 197 bars in Guwahati, the bars with permission to open till late
> night are 16. These late-night bars should be closed by 11.30 pm. But it
> is seen that most of the bars remain open till 1.30 or 2 am, thus defying
> the order. It is alleged that in these bars, police and excise departments
> take undue advantage. And to find out the truth, The Sentinel carried out a
> week-long investigation as to what might be going on inside the some of the
> lounge-bars.
> From 4.30 pm to 6 pm, many girls and aspiring models enter some of these
> bars. For this they do not have to pay any money. They are called
> entertainment girls. When The Sentinel team entered one of these bars and
> sat at one of the corners under dim light, the waiter took its order and
> left. Just near the counter, three girls were cracking jokes among
> themselves and trying to draw our attention. When the waiter came, one of
> the girls talked to him and passed a phone number for us. The name of the
> girl was Puja. (We have the mobile number but we are not disclosing it.)
> Later, she approached us, sat down near us, and asked: "Do you like to make
> friendship?"
> Every customer has one girl with him in these bars and girls are called
> entertainment girls. For sitting with someone for hours, they do not charge
> money but the person has to bear the expenses of their food and alcohol.
> Yes, you can give her tips also, if you want to have 'close' relations with
> her! This is called 'sitting'. One of the girls, Neha, told us she earns
> around Rs 20,000 per month from tips. The bars provide these entertainment
> girls to the customers and for this, the girls are paid a handsome amount.
> The Sentinel also came to know that on weekend parties hosted by these
> bars, the entry fee per person is from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. But the girls in
> question do not have to pay any entry fee at all. And if one does not have
> any girlfriend with him, there is no need to worry, for he will get enough
> of them inside the bars to accompany him for hours together. One can even
> take them to any place. These call girls are basically from the city hostels
> located in Bhangagarh, Uzan Bazaar, Zoo Road etc. Most of these girls are
> from Lakhimpur, Jorhat and Dibrugarh.
> Talking to The Sentinel one of the call girls, Monika (name changed),
> said: "We earn around Rs 1,000 per night for dancing with one customer and
> if they want us to provide entertainment, we earn around Rs 3,000 to Rs
> 4,000. What's the problem? We are enjoying and entertainment is a must for
> all."
> But how will you meet these girls? What does the police say? Why is there
> no frisking of customers at entry points in these bars? All these will be
> revealed in the next report.
>   http://sentinelassam.com/  27.07.07
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