The petition
“It was a cold and rainy winter evening, crouched I sat cuddling my orphan sister on platform no. 22. The evening mist was settling on the streetlight. A man walked up to me and dragged both me and my sister…the next thing I remember is waking up in the morning to find my sister blinded and my limbs amputated. Since that day I lost my childhood and from then on all I have been doing is beg, beg and beg…”
Dear friends,
This story, fictitious maybe, but this is true for so many.We base this petition on the recent investigation carried out by CNN-IBN news channel into this matter.It has been found that the beggar mafia exists and it tortures and maims people to make them beg and there are even doctors who help the mafia by amputating the limbs of healthy people.
The problem of beggary, as you would certainly be aware of, is not new in India. However, the recent exposure of the gruesome facts of this “beggar industry” is spine chilling. It has been showed that the beggars are not independent but are instead a part of a very dense network of criminals called the Beggar Mafia. The Beggar Mafia recruits abducted or trafficked children, chops off their limb(s) and force them to beg on the streets. The children are given a target for money collection, and if they don’t meet it, they are tortured and abused in the most unimaginable ways. One such victim was 9 year old Velmurukan who was rescued by the Janaseva Sisubhavan of Kerala, India. As he (Velmurukan) failed to collect the specified amount of money, so the beggar mafia leader tried to burn him in petrol fire!
Furthermore, in order to make sure that the children don’t run away, they are drugged and are made addicted to the street life. The sole purpose of this brutality is to invoke pity in the passers-by so that they give alms to the beggars.
“Beggar Mafia” is spreading at an appalling rate. And with all this injustice happening, we cannot take it lying down. Its high time we raise our voice against it and awake our government and its administration from its slumber.
We hope that the Government of India takes some very serious action in this regard. It is a high time that we neglect this issue. We urge the Government to take the following action:
1. Probe immediate enquiry to identify and prosecute the criminals and members of the Beggar Mafia network
2. Support the NGOs working for the welfare of the victims of the Beggar Mafia
3. Empower these NGOs by financial and any other required assistance to continue their valuable work
HELP STOP BEGGAR MAFIA & PLAY YOUR ROLE IN IT.
“ABHIVRIDH”, an Indian Youth Organization along with A2I , an online global youth organization have decided to launch an intensive and extensive Signature Campaign against “Beggar Mafia” and submit a memorandum petition to the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India and the UNICEF on the occasion of the “International Human Rights Day” on the 10th of December.
WHEN A TREASON LIKE
“BEGGAR MAFIA”
IS THE ENEMY…
IT’S A CRIME NOT TO FIGHT!!!
Each and every signature brings us closer to our goal- thank you for your support!
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