Meergunj

Meergunj or Meerganj is a red-light area in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.[1] 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]

Meergunj
Neighborhood of Allahabad
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
CityAllahabad
Government
 • BodyAllahabad Municipal Corporation

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] Although opposed by the State Government, the Court ruled in favor of the petition.[7] However, the sex workers returned to the area.[8]

References
  1. Bhattacharya, Rohit (2 May 2015). "8 Largest Red Light Areas Across India". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. "Sex racket busted in Allahabad, 19 women detained". Zee News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. Dwivedi, Aditya (13 July 2016). "400 girls still imprisoned for selling in barav Allahabad | इलाहाबाद के बराव में बिकने के लिए अभी भी कैद हैं 400 लड़कियाँ". India.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. "2 ITBP jawans 'on a pleasure trip' to red light area shot dead". News18. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. Srivastava, Piyush (3 May 2015). "Uttar Pradesh: Man slits sex worker's throat, case registered". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. Siddiqui, Farhan Ahmed (19 January 2017). "Man Who Fought Against Sex Trade Ready To Contest Poll". www.pressreader.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  7. Pandey, Rajesh Kumar (14 January 2016). "HC orders Allahabad DM to look into Meergunj flesh trade - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. Saini, Rajesh (30 October 2017). "'आओ राजा' कहकर बुलाने लगी युवती, पुलिस वाले देखकर रह गए हैरान" ['Ao Raja', the young woman started calling, the police were surprised to see]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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