Sex and Prostitution in Chandigarh
Chandigarh has been named as one of the best places to live in India for many times and is also
in the grip of prostitution.
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In
India,
prostitution (the exchange of sexual services for money) is
legal under certain conditions, and a number of related activities, including soliciting in a public place,
kerb crawling, owning or managing a
brothel,
pimping and pandering,
are crimes.
Prostitution is widespread in
India, although it is currently a contentious issue.
Red Light Districts
A few years ago, there was no such specified area as Red Light Area in Chandigarh, but in recent years
Manimajra (place just about 5km from Chandigarh) is gradually becoming the major red-light district of Chandigarh.
See also:
List of red-light districts all over the world
Prostitutes and Sex Workers
A survey conducted by State AIDS Control Society reported there is
3200 sex workers in the Chandigarh and believed that numbers could be 3 times the reported ones.
In 2007, the Ministry of Women Development reported the presence of over
3 million female sex workers in India. Besides locals, foreign girls from Arabic countries,
Japan,
Russia,
Bangladesh,
Pakistan and some other areas have been working in India as prostitutes.
Street Hookers
Street walker,
India.
A short time full service given by a basic (cheap) "not-too-good-looking" street walker can cost in some places only from 100 INR to 200 INR. For a foreign customer the negotiating situation to make the price as low as possible might be more challenging than for local men. Often
street hookers might first ask even 1500 INRs from a foreign customer, but that's definitely too much unless she is a real stunner (which is very uncommon).
You can usually find streetwalkers from these areas:
