Dimapur| November 22 : Seven Naga girls who were among the 14 girls from Northeast rescued on July 6 from Chennai are back in Dimapur under the shelter of Miqlat Ministry Dimapur, an NBCC undertaking centre for rehabilitated girls. According to a member of Miqlat Ministry, the girls were rescued on July 6 from a restaurant in Chennai run by some Korean nationals.
The Ministry had tried bringing back the girls in September and October but was delayed owing to lack of proper correspondence and several paper requirements and brought to Dimapur only on November 13. During the period from July to November, the girls were kept at Vigilance Home Chennai by the Chennai Police.
Miqlat Ministry which works in co-ordination with Women Development Department Nagaland was requested by the state government to take the initiative of bringing back the girls. The Ministry was permitted by Chennai High Court to take custody of the girls and shelter them for one year. It required the Ministry to send Court details of the girls every two months and depending on the Court’s satisfaction of the reports, the case would be dismissed after a year.
The Court directed the Chennai police to escort back the girls to Nagaland – two policemen for each girl. However, only 9 policemen escorted the girls back to Dimapur, said a Miqlat Ministry member.
Talking to media persons at the Miqlat Ministry office on Tuesday, the member said that the girls were kept in a Korean house for three months during which all basic necessities were provided but later sent out for different works including “entertaining foreign clients.” She said the girls were in the age group of 17-25, most of them from rural areas.
According to the member, the girls were taken to Chennai by people who are well known to the victims. While some take the girls with good intention of finding them better jobs, some were trafficked with the promise of lucrative jobs which were never fulfilled or stopped short of the girls’ expectations.
“From outside it looks like a legitimate business,” the Miqlat Ministry member said and advised the parents to make an effort in finding out the source of income if the girls were earning big. She said that the girls were earning in Korean and Singapore currencies and US Dollars as well.
She recounted the difficulties, accusations and criticisms the Miqlat Ministry had to go through as the rescue mission was getting delayed. She said there were phone calls accusing them of not performing their duty well while some organisations came for verification of the Ministry’s registration. “Many a times we felt hurt by the response of the people and accusations but we did what was best for the girls,” she added. Besides, helping the girls to cope physically, they are also spiritually molded, she added.
She expressed gratitude to the state government and also the Chennai police for their support. The Miqlat Ministry specially thanked the state directorate of women development.
The Ministry had tried bringing back the girls in September and October but was delayed owing to lack of proper correspondence and several paper requirements and brought to Dimapur only on November 13. During the period from July to November, the girls were kept at Vigilance Home Chennai by the Chennai Police.
Miqlat Ministry which works in co-ordination with Women Development Department Nagaland was requested by the state government to take the initiative of bringing back the girls. The Ministry was permitted by Chennai High Court to take custody of the girls and shelter them for one year. It required the Ministry to send Court details of the girls every two months and depending on the Court’s satisfaction of the reports, the case would be dismissed after a year.
The Court directed the Chennai police to escort back the girls to Nagaland – two policemen for each girl. However, only 9 policemen escorted the girls back to Dimapur, said a Miqlat Ministry member.
Talking to media persons at the Miqlat Ministry office on Tuesday, the member said that the girls were kept in a Korean house for three months during which all basic necessities were provided but later sent out for different works including “entertaining foreign clients.” She said the girls were in the age group of 17-25, most of them from rural areas.
According to the member, the girls were taken to Chennai by people who are well known to the victims. While some take the girls with good intention of finding them better jobs, some were trafficked with the promise of lucrative jobs which were never fulfilled or stopped short of the girls’ expectations.
“From outside it looks like a legitimate business,” the Miqlat Ministry member said and advised the parents to make an effort in finding out the source of income if the girls were earning big. She said that the girls were earning in Korean and Singapore currencies and US Dollars as well.
She recounted the difficulties, accusations and criticisms the Miqlat Ministry had to go through as the rescue mission was getting delayed. She said there were phone calls accusing them of not performing their duty well while some organisations came for verification of the Ministry’s registration. “Many a times we felt hurt by the response of the people and accusations but we did what was best for the girls,” she added. Besides, helping the girls to cope physically, they are also spiritually molded, she added.
She expressed gratitude to the state government and also the Chennai police for their support. The Miqlat Ministry specially thanked the state directorate of women development.
