भिडियो माथि बक्समा छ हेर्न क्लिक गर्नुहोस।
An hour later, a group of pre-teens suddenly appears. Flanked by a gang of pimps, the young girls wait around in the sidewalks. Standing close to them is an older woman, in her 30s, taking a chance as well. The girls start teasing her: "Look at her, I bet no one will take her," says one of the girls. The others burst out laughing.
A group of fully-decorated gay s... workers walks by and warn the girls that the police are on the prowl. They shuffle off towards the overhead bridge near Bir Hospital to hide behind the staircase. "Same old problem. Why don't they leave us alone," mutters one of the girls as a police van approaches.
An increase in the influx of people from the districts fleeing the conflict, the lack of jobs and poverty have all contributed to a new surge in prostitution in Kathmandu Valley. But two months ago, the police started cracking down, especially along stretches of street around Tundikhel, Khichapokhri and Sundhara. But that just shifted the action indoors: to massage parlors, cabin restaurants and cheap lodges.
At a cabin restaurant in Maiti Devi, several girls and women told us that they fled their villages fearing the Maoists who were trying to force them to join military training. "My parents are still in the village, but I took the risk and came to Kathmandu, even though I know no one here," says 17-year-old Sarita Chettri from Makwanpur.
