Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Sex workers complain of harassment

IMPHAL, Mar 10: In this developed era of the world women are still discriminated and harassed in various form in a state like Manipur. And though the women organisation of the state are appealing to stop harassment to the women but it seems some of them still unable to understand the fact of respecting women.And whether they worked in any trade women should not be look down but they should be given extra support since they have been facing several kinds of hurdle and obstacles with no option left in their life.
And such case was held recently to some of the commercial sex workers residing at North AOC, Imphal area.Narrating to media one of the victim who faced the nightmare of the incident maintained that on the midnight of 27th February total of four commandos of Thoubal came in uniform and one in civil dress enter the room where the workers are staying. And after few interrogation they are asked to undress fully in front of them. And later started beating up and tortured in various act which she feel shy as well as embarrassed to disclosed since the act has crossed the limit she asserted.On the other had one of them also noted that such act is not the first time happened to them but it si often happened in the area. Not only harassment and tortured but they were also asked to stand nude and took clips with their mobiles.She also noted that on that day after harassing and torturing to six of the workers they were taken to some far off place in a jungle area and they were again beaten up like anything. Some of minor workers even screamed since the tortured was very much dangerous.Added that later they were taken to Imphal West Police and put them in custody the whole night and later they were released.But due to fear, all of them never tried to disclosed the incident infront of media since it will more make hard to them to survive in the area. But after discussing the incident with the people living in that area late they decided to bring the matter infront of media and highlight the incident to the people of state that how state police are wild and dangerous.Therefore, they want the state government to take action against all those police officers who are behind the incident occurred on that day.And they also maintained that people need to understand these women who are working just for few money to survive in this society. Though they are facing various humiliating things but they have no option. And also appealed that people should immediately stop such inhuman act in future and not to give disturbance.