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FEATURE: India's 'paros': women sold and resold

BRIDE TRAFFICKING Poverty, early marriage and the abortion of female fetuses all contribute to a trade in women who often find themselves disliked and abused

AFP , MEWAT, INDIA

"There are many truck drivers here. They travel all over the country and bring brides," said C. R. Rana, Mewat deputy commissioner, the region's top administrative official.

"If they are legally wedded, what can we do?" he asked.

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