Meergunj | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
City | Allahabad |
Government | |
• Body | Allahabad Municipal Corporation |
Meergunj or Meerganj is a red-light area in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. [1] infamous for flesh-trade. Apart from local sex workers, many are trafficked from the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and the neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh. [2]
The area is known for sex trafficking, [3] involvement of gangsters [3] and violence. [1] [4] [5]
In 2016, social worker Sunil Chowdhaty filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court to have the red-light district closed and the trade moved to the city outskirts. [6] The Court ruled in favor of the petition. [7] However, most of the sex workers returned to the area. [8]
Meergunj | |
---|---|
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
City | Allahabad |
Government | |
• Body | Allahabad Municipal Corporation |
Meergunj or Meerganj is a red-light area in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. [1] infamous for flesh-trade. Apart from local sex workers, many are trafficked from the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and the neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh. [2]
The area is known for sex trafficking, [3] involvement of gangsters [3] and violence. [1] [4] [5]
In 2016, social worker Sunil Chowdhaty filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court to have the red-light district closed and the trade moved to the city outskirts. [6] The Court ruled in favor of the petition. [7] However, most of the sex workers returned to the area. [8]