The sex trade involving rich old Arabs and minors from poor families in Hyderabad was a flourishing racket in the 80s. Every week a horror story of sexual exploitation would emerge in the media, one more shocking than the other.

The families willingly married their young daughters to the rich Sheikhs in return for a fat sum. The streets of Hyderabad were filled with the rich old Arabs throwing money at any family willing to sell a bride.