OMG, I can't believe how we let those things happen... I signed it...
This cruel group has to be stopped.. What frustrates me the most is that they don't have any motive what so ever to do this, I mean it's not like they have anything to gain from doing that.. They're just scarring and disabling the future generation.. atleast that's what I got out of the intro... this is something that needs to be stopped asap so please everyone sign...
The mafia is amassing enormous wealth by exploiting children as well as senior citizens.The begging industry is worth millions of dollars in India.
Beggar Mafia is not just limited to India, it is spread in Pakistan, Hungary, Indonesia, China, Italy, Russia and even Tanzania!
When I first did my online search about it, I was appalled!If you check the thread further, you'll find how the beggar mafia operates.Also, please check the links provided alongwith the petition.Even doctors are involved in this scam!
Doctors help the mafia in maiming people.For the sake of hoarding big time money, they are forcing healthy people to beg!
Thanks for signing the petition.
Let me tell you why the Begging Industry is booming :
Rates are fixed for where one wants to beg and a fixed percentage is set for authorities so that everyone can get a share of the beggars loot.*
Some people (even the skilled ones) are beggars by choice and they say that there is big money in the begging industry.*
A beggar in Hanuman Mandir,in New Delhi, says, "Many people who have made houses here just by begging."*
Outside Bhairon Mandir in Delhi beggars are even served Scotch whisky by devotees!*
On a good day,(like festivals or sacred days) at a location like mandirs (temples), beggars could earn up to Rs 250**
Surprisingly the Government is aware of the increasing number of beggars in big cities, and the money involved but does nothing.*
Rs 180 crore is what the beggars of Bombay earn in a year - a figure given by the state government itself.*
This is the reason why criminal gangs have stepped in especially as the Government has turned a blind eye to this section of society.*
Handicapped beggars are left alone by the Anti-Begging Squad in action,while other beggars are being rounded up.*
This is because the handicapped beggars are better earners and the beggar mafia ensures that they stay on the street. Local enforcement officials are encouraged to look away.*
While beggars are treated as criminals and sentenced for a year to detention centers, the beggar mafia go scot-free.*
One beggar says,"Beggars are given one year sentence but those associated with the mafia are not arrested.They pay off government officials and get free."*
While,The Beggary Prevention Act makes it illegal for people to beg,these are the reasons due to which begging is slowly transforming into a full-fledged industry.
*Source - IBNLive : Law fails to prevent begging industry
**1 USD = Rs.46.61 (Rs. denotes Indian Rupee)
