This may sound funny,strange or unbelievable,but the FACT is that the Beggar Mafia exists and it tortures and maims people to make them beg.
A considerable majority of beggars are children.Most of the children are taken away or kidnapped by the mafia when they're just babies.These babies are then not fed for days altogether so that they keep on crying uncontrollably all day and the people passing by should have some sympathy for them and then give alms to another beggar who's holding the baby.
Also,when the infant is not fed properly,then he/she suffers from chronic nutritional deficiencies like Marasmus - due to which they have deformed bodies and stunted growth.The poor kids are also kept all day in the scorching sun so that their tender skin develops hyperpigmentation.
Same with adults and the aged too.They're kidnapped and then their limbs are forcibly maimed and even their blood vessels (of a particular part of the body) are stitched to block blood supply,so that the part of the body develops gangrene.Many other things are done to torture and terrorise them,like - their eyesight is removed,they're beaten almost everyday,they're made to sit naked or wear tattered rags etc.
The logic of the Mafia behind all this is that the more a person is tortured or tormented,the more disdain and unfortunate he looks - all this will invoke more sympathy amongst the people who will then give them alms and the alms too will be more for a person who's in the worst condition.
The children,who should be going to school,are made to learn the "ways and nuances" of begging,such as - the most appropriate place to beg,the kind of people one "should" approach for begging,the kind of "dialogues and mannerisms" that would make everyone sympathise with you and give alms to you etc,etc.The beggars don't even get any share of the alms they get.They have to report at the end of everyday and "deposit" their collected alms to the mafia of their "area".
The Beggar Mafia,so far, is reported to exist in India,Pakistan,China,Nepal,Tibet,Indonesia,Russia,Thailand,Italy,Hungary,Bulgaria - its practically all over the world.But it operates behind the scenes.
Organised begging rings are reported to be common in the cities of South Asia and Africa.
This is a serious violation of human rights.
The situation is really alarming and the number of beggars is increasing day by day with the extremely impoverished people giving away their babies to the Beggar Mafia in return for a few bucks per month and to get rid of the extra responsibilty.
We must do something to stop this exploitation and raise awareness about this grave problem.What should be done,people?Please let me know your views.
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