Main Gopuram of Yadagirigutta temple, Nalgonda district, Telangana (Wikimedia)CHENNAI, India: Indian police are investigating the use of growth hormones in a sex trafficking case, following the arrest of eight people charged with exploitation of children in brothels in Telangana state. Of the estimated 20 million girls and women working in India's sex industry, 16 million are victims of trafficking, according to non-governmental organisations. The use of growth hormones, as well as drugs to sedate girls while they are being trafficked from one place to another, is rampant but rarely investigated, according to campaigners. The doctor supplying drugs to the brothels charged 25,000 rupees ($365) for each girl, the statement said. Uma Chatterjee, a psychologist who works with survivors of trafficking, said the use of growth hormones is a common part of the grooming process.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2018 09:00 UTC