Nine Jharkhand girls rescued from Delhi
Ranchi (PTI): At least nine girls from Jharkhand's Sahebganj district who were taken to Delhi by human traffickers have been rescued from the national capital, an official said on Monday.
The rescued girls are being brought to the state by train, the official said.
The Sahebganj district administration was informed about the rescue and it formed a team under district child protection officer Punam Kumari to bring the girls from Delhi, the official said.
"The girls were rescued from the border areas of Delhi, adjacent to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, with the help of Delhi police," according to an official statement.
Kumari said that all rescued girls have boarded the train on Sunday for Sahebganj.
"All these rescued girls will be continuously monitored by linking them with various schemes of the Jharkhand government so that they do not become victims of human trafficking again," Kumari said in the release.
The girls, who were rescued in Delhi, were brought there by human traffickers. "Such traffickers are very active in Jharkhand who lure young girls to Delhi by promising them to provide a good life in Delhi but sell them in various homes on the pretext of employing them. The traffickers get a hefty amount but the lives of such girls are made hell," the release said.
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Himachal’s Sammoo village does not celebrate Diwali due to centuries-old 'curse’; Here’s why
Hamirpur: The residents of Sammoo village in Hamirpur district located in Himachal Pradesh are continuing a centuries-old tradition of not celebrating Diwali. No houses are lit during the festival, no special dishes are prepared, and no sounds of crackers are heard.
This is an ancient custom that people have been following for ages due to the fear of a curse from a woman who committed Sati on Diwali, according to a PTI report.
The legend goes that, many years ago, the woman who had left for her parent's home to celebrate Diwali received news that her husband, a soldier in the king's court, had died. The woman, who was pregnant, was devastated and burnt herself on her husband's pyre. It is believed she cursed the villagers, declaring that they would never again be able to celebrate Diwali.
As a result, the village has not celebrated the festival since, with elders reportedly warning younger generations that celebrations would invite misfortune, disaster, and deaths.
Bhoranj panchayat pradhan Pooja Devi stated that since she got married and moved to this village, she has never witnessed Diwali being celebrated. “Even if the villagers settle outside, the curse of the women won’t leave them. Some years ago, a family from the village settled far away were preparing some local dishes for Diwali when their house caught fire. The people of the village only worship Sati and light diyas in front of her,” Pooja Devi was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The report also cited another village elder, who has lived through more than 70 Diwalis without celebration, mentioning that whenever someone attempts to celebrate, tragedy strikes the village.
“For hundreds of years, people have refrained from celebrating Diwali. On the day of Diwali, if a family, even by mistake, bursts crackers and makes dishes at home, then disaster is sure to happen,” the report quoted another villager.
The people in the village have tried a lot of measures, such as havans and yagyas, to get rid of the curse. However, nothing has reportedly worked.
