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04/04/2006:

"The price of being a woman: Slavery in modern Iindia"

The desire for sons has created a severe shortage of marriageable young women. As their value rises, unscrupulous men are trading them around the subcontinent and beyond as if they were a mere commodity.
independent.co.uk