Updated On: 21 May, 2009 08:27 AM IST | | Anshuman G Dutta
They are traditional soul-cleansing destinations. But pilgrim towns Benaras, Tirupati and Shirdi have instead become hubs of global human trafficking
They are traditional soul-cleansing destinations. But pilgrim towns Benaras, Tirupati and Shirdi have instead become hubs of global human trafficking
Nineteen-year-old Seema (name changed to protect her identity) had come to Benaras on a pilgrimage.
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It was the city's religious importance that had persuaded her parents in Nepal to allow their young daughter to travel to a foreign country.
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