The Blood Hidden in the Begging Bowl: A Tale of Organized Crime Thriving Under the Guise of Sympathy
Prepared by: ✍️ Muhammad Suleman Qureshi
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
When the noise of traffic subsides on the busiest highway of the city and the red light turns on, a feeble hand knocks on the closed window of the car. This hand holds an empty bowl and desolation in its eyes. Our hand involuntarily goes to the pocket and as soon as a coin falls into the bowl, we get the peace of our 'good deed'. But wait! Will that coin really satisfy the hunger of that helpless person? Or will this coin go into the treasury of a wolf who has transformed this helpless person into a 'beggar' and brought him to the street?
The recent video report "Reality of Indian Beggars" by the famous YouTuber and analyst Dhruv Rathee exposes this festering ulcer of the society. This is not just the story of beggars, but a lament of a one and a half lakh crore black industry that plays with feelings of sympathy.
Suresh Manjhi: From Dreams to Darkness
To understand the horror of this dark world, it is necessary to listen to the story of "Suresh Manjhi", which Dhruv mentioned. This hardworking laborer from Kanpur, who left home with dreams of employment, had no idea that the wolves of the city were watching him. He was kidnapped, injected with a narcotic injection and permanently deprived of his sight, and to the extreme of cruelty, his fingers were cut off. Why? So that his appearance becomes so terrible that the viewer's heart trembles and he loosens his pocket out of pity. Suresh was no longer a human being, he had become a 'product' of the "Beggar Mafia", which was bought and sold from one place to another.
Innocence for Rent
The most shocking aspect of Dhruv Rathee's research is related to children. Those flower-like children who should be in their mothers' laps are rented out for 300 rupees a day. In Andhra Pradesh and other states, these infants are given opium, sleeping pills or cough syrup to keep them asleep all day so that people think they are sick and give more alms. Just imagine, the child you see sleeping in a woman's lap may not be her own child, but a 'tool' used in the begging business.
A Lament of Statistics
According to official figures in India, there are more than 400,000 beggars, but the reality is much more bitter. 21 percent of them have passed the twelfth grade and thousands have professional degrees. These statistics are a slap in the face of our economic system and unemployment crisis. These people are divided into two groups: one who are forced to beg due to the irony of circumstances (poverty, disease), and the other who are doing this work after being trapped in the clutches of organized mafia. The tragedy is that an ordinary citizen is unable to distinguish between the two.
The Helplessness of the Law and the Cover-up of the Rulers
Our law and administration are more interested in hiding this problem than solving it. The "Bombay Beggary Act" of 1959 convicts the helpless beggar on the street who is himself a victim of oppression, instead of catching the ringleaders of the mafia. Dhruv Rathee rightly pointed out that when international meetings such as G-20 (G-20) are held or a foreign guest comes, these beggars are deported or hidden behind walls, just as we push the garbage under the carpet when guests come to the house.
What should we do?
What should a sensitive-hearted person do in this whole situation? Should we harden our hearts? Dhruv Rathee's analysis shows us a new way. He says, "Stop giving cash on the street." The ten rupee note you give does not go into the hands of that child but into the pocket of the mafia don who keeps him addicted.
If you want to help, give 'bread', give 'clothes', or support those organizations (NGOs) that are trying to rehabilitate them. We have to subject our emotions to reason. Lest our goodness becomes the cause of the destruction of an innocent's life.
Final Word:
This widespread network of begging is not only a failure of law enforcement agencies, but also a test of our social conscience. As long as we continue to try to buy our "heaven" by giving cash alms, people like Suresh Manjhi will continue to be blinded and innocent children will be drugged and laid on the streets. The decision is now in our hands.
The recent video report "Reality of Indian Beggars" by the famous YouTuber and analyst Dhruv Rathee exposes this festering ulcer of the society. This is not just the story of beggars, but a lament of a one and a half lakh crore black industry that plays with feelings of sympathy.
Suresh Manjhi: From Dreams to Darkness
To understand the horror of this dark world, it is necessary to listen to the story of "Suresh Manjhi", which Dhruv mentioned. This hardworking laborer from Kanpur, who left home with dreams of employment, had no idea that the wolves of the city were watching him. He was kidnapped, injected with a narcotic injection and permanently deprived of his sight, and to the extreme of cruelty, his fingers were cut off. Why? So that his appearance becomes so terrible that the viewer's heart trembles and he loosens his pocket out of pity. Suresh was no longer a human being, he had become a 'product' of the "Beggar Mafia", which was bought and sold from one place to another.
Innocence for Rent
The most shocking aspect of Dhruv Rathee's research is related to children. Those flower-like children who should be in their mothers' laps are rented out for 300 rupees a day. In Andhra Pradesh and other states, these infants are given opium, sleeping pills or cough syrup to keep them asleep all day so that people think they are sick and give more alms. Just imagine, the child you see sleeping in a woman's lap may not be her own child, but a 'tool' used in the begging business.
A Lament of Statistics
According to official figures in India, there are more than 400,000 beggars, but the reality is much more bitter. 21 percent of them have passed the twelfth grade and thousands have professional degrees. These statistics are a slap in the face of our economic system and unemployment crisis. These people are divided into two groups: one who are forced to beg due to the irony of circumstances (poverty, disease), and the other who are doing this work after being trapped in the clutches of organized mafia. The tragedy is that an ordinary citizen is unable to distinguish between the two.
The Helplessness of the Law and the Cover-up of the Rulers
Our law and administration are more interested in hiding this problem than solving it. The "Bombay Beggary Act" of 1959 convicts the helpless beggar on the street who is himself a victim of oppression, instead of catching the ringleaders of the mafia. Dhruv Rathee rightly pointed out that when international meetings such as G-20 (G-20) are held or a foreign guest comes, these beggars are deported or hidden behind walls, just as we push the garbage under the carpet when guests come to the house.
What should we do?
What should a sensitive-hearted person do in this whole situation? Should we harden our hearts? Dhruv Rathee's analysis shows us a new way. He says, "Stop giving cash on the street." The ten rupee note you give does not go into the hands of that child but into the pocket of the mafia don who keeps him addicted.
If you want to help, give 'bread', give 'clothes', or support those organizations (NGOs) that are trying to rehabilitate them. We have to subject our emotions to reason. Lest our goodness becomes the cause of the destruction of an innocent's life.
Final Word:
This widespread network of begging is not only a failure of law enforcement agencies, but also a test of our social conscience. As long as we continue to try to buy our "heaven" by giving cash alms, people like Suresh Manjhi will continue to be blinded and innocent children will be drugged and laid on the streets. The decision is now in our hands.
Source: Dhruv Rathee Video ( Reality of Indian beggar)