Most of the time they are taken without their consent. The Times of India newspaper estimated that around 200,000 Nepali girls are working in Indian brothels. If a claim of torture is sustained in court, the victim may be paid compensation by the State and the perpetrator may be liable to departmental action. However, there is no follow up as to whether departmental action has taken place or not. No judicial inquiries of alleged incidents are conducted.
Trial courts are insensitive to incidents of torture.
Only in very rare cases are the accused sent for medical examinations, but long after the fact. Since courts accept confessions as evidence, police tend to concentrate on obtaining confessions, as this method will ease their obligation to go into a detailed investigation of the offence. The government could do more for trafficked girls than it is now. More girls have to be educated for this problem to be solved. The trafficking problem is linked to issues of education and poverty.