Easy prey: Scouting for fresh talent, the pimps recruit girls from poor families from Hyderabad with the lure of making a quick buck
1. The middleman: The agent then takes the girl to the Qazi and negotiates the price and the duration of the ‘marriage’. The Qazi calls the Arab to his office for a meeting
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2. City of dreams: The pimp accompanies the girls to Mumbai, including minors, by train
3. Paraded like cattle: The pimp accommodates around 15-20 girls in a rented accommodation in Dongri. Every evening she escorts a few of the girls and parades them before the Arab clients
4. The middleman: The agent then takes the girl to the Qazi and negotiates the price and the duration of the ‘marriage’. The Qazi calls the Arab to his office for a meeting
5. Sham wedding: The Qazi negotiates the price and the duration of the marriage with the pimp. He then fixes a time and venue to perform the nikaah. The Qazi takes away 50 per cent of the amount as his cut
6. Vicious circle: The Arab then sexually exploits his new young bride and then dumps her after he has had his fill. The girl then returns to the pimp for the next ‘marriage’u00a0