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Pune: Two suspected Bangladeshi women detained during police combing op in
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pune City Police on Tuesday detected two suspected Bangladeshi women during a massive combing operation conducted in the Budhwar Peth red-light area, as part of a drive against illegal activities and unlawful practices, officials said on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra: 5 Bangladeshi women staying illegally arrested from Pune's re
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a major crackdown on illegal immigration and human trafficking, the Pune City Police arrested five Bangladeshi women from the Budhwar Peth red-light area in Pune.
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Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including five posing as transgenders, held i
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During the operation, police teams conducted checks on main roads, inner lanes, and red-light areas based on intelligence inputs. Five people dressed as transgenders were found begging under Mukandpur Flyover.
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Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi celebrate Bhai Dooj
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Every year Bhai Dooj is celebrated in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red-light area by the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee with sex workers. In the hope of erasing all societal divisions and claiming respect in society, the sex workers in the area also celebrated the festival.
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WB: Sex workers in Sonagachi taking up other work as well, since difficult
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Many women, who were working as sex workers in brothels in Kolkata's Red Light area in Sonagachi have changed their profession as they faced severe hardships during and after the Covid pandemic.
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Woman, man shot at in Delhi's GB road
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Three miscreants allegedly opened fire inside a building, severely injuring a 30-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man at Garstin Bastion Road (GB Road), a red-light area in central Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
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IFFI 2022: Here's everything you need to know about Fatima - powerful docu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
'Fatima', the film narrates the story of the tumultuous life of the eponymous Fatima Khatun,- married to a pimp at age 9, a mother at age 12, the indomitable Fatima now fights to emancipate the girls trafficked into the red-light areas of Forbesganj in the Indo-Nepal border area.
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Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi celebrate Holi after two years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 18 (ANI): Followed by a gap of two years during which the COVID-19 pandemic marred festive celebrations, the Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest organization of sex workers in West Bengal celebrated Holi at the red-light area located in S
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West Bengal: Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee celebrates International
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest organization of sex workers in West Bengal, celebrated International Women's Day on Tuesday in red light areas located in Kolkata's Chetla.
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Vijaya Dashami: Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachhi perform Sindoor Khela,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 15 (ANI): Sex workers in Sonagachhi in Kolkata, said to be Asia's largest red-light area, performed Debi Boron, Sindoor Khela and Dhunuchi dance on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami on Friday.
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Kolkata's Sonagachhi gears up to celebrate Durga Puja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 11 (ANI): Leaving behind all the agonies and hardships, Asia's largest red-light area Sonagachhi in Kolkata is geared up to celebrate Durga Puja with all the fervour.
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on policies to prevent sex trade a
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday sought a report from the chief secretary of the West Bengal government on the policies framed to prevent sex trade at Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in West Bengal.
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