Sex workers begin marital life in Sirsa today

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Jan 25, 2010 Chandigarh: Marking a ray of hope for thousands of women trapped

in sex trade, six sex workers will get married to men who have come forward to

be their companion for life.

The marriages will be solemnised at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa

on Monday.

Many Dera followers have contributed Rs 1 per day for a welfare corpus dedicated

to rehabilitate these sex workers. After nearly two months, the amount is now in

several lakhs of rupees. These sex workers, rescued from West Bengal, Delhi and

Rajasthan, will live with their in-laws after marriage.

" If the arrangement does not work or the parents of the groom backtrack from

their commitment to accept them as their daughters-in-law, the Dera intends to

set up a separate colony where the couple can live, " sect spokesperson Dr Aditya

Insan told The Indian Express. The identity of women is being concealed to avoid

any possible attempt to ostracise the family.

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