Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh
See here for the village Maharajpur in exporting pickpockets, see here (Maharajpur Sahebganj).
| Maharajpur | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Maharajpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′N 80°24′E / 22.62°N 80.40°ECoordinates: 22°37′N 80°24′E / 22.62°N 80.40°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,264 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 471501 |
Maharajpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Betel leaf cultivation was a source of revenue in the village. However, in more recent times, due to poverty and the local mafia, pick pocketing in larger cities has become a major source of income for the vilage, with young boys exported for this reason.[1]
Geography
Chhatarpur is located at 22°36′N 80°22′E / 22.6°N 80.37°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1482 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Maharajpur had a population of 21,532. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maharajpur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Maharajpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
People
The current MLA from Maharajpur is Bhanwar Raja (Manvendra Singh) who fought from independent seat and won. Later on become ally of BJP. Previously it was an OBC seat and Ram Prasad Ahirawr was former MLA. Due to acute poverty and lackadisial local politicians, parents are lured to send their children to cities to become pickpockets. [4]
Export of Pickpockets
In April 2015, an expose by the Hindi television channel NDTV in its Prime Time programme NDTV Khabar showed footage and interviews from Maharajpur village which showed that the 14 boys caught pickpocketing in NOIDA all belonged to this village. Further investigation revealed the presence of a well established network between the local panchayat members, parents of young under age boys and the mafia. Boys who were below 18 years of age are sent to NOIDA by parents, through middlemen, to become pickpockets. Parents were given 3 lakh rupees per annum for this participation.
If any children were caught, they were rescued by the local panchayat members by issuing "letters of honesty" and furnishing the relevant paperwork. It showed a large organisation of participants who, in a Dickensian Oliver Twist way, first trained these boys in "tricks" of pickpocketing in nearby towns prior sending them to NOIDA.[5]
References
- ↑ Kumar, Ravish (2 April 2015). "प्राइम टाइम : ईमानदार अफसरों के दिन नहीं बदलते". NDTV. Prime Time. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maharajpur
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ Anwar, Tariq (31 March 2015). "The making of a thief: How child traffickers lure kids into stealing racket". First Post. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Ravish (2 April 2015). "प्राइम टाइम : ईमानदार अफसरों के दिन नहीं बदलते". NDTV. Prime Time. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Maharajpur Chhatarpur Pincode". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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