Entrapments all around…

There was a time when the girls were not allowed to study in the institutions offering co-education let alone set their feet outside the four walls of their houses for indulging themselves in some profitable profession, by their parents for fear of their innocence being exploited by vultures all around, in the big back world. They were not even asked of their consent when marrying as the parents did not trust their daughters’ judgement and used to get scared that the gals might chose a bad fate for themselves though it was more of an ego thing. However, as time elapsed, the day came when the ladies started demanded their due rights and do some extent, managed to stand for themselves. And today, the girls have adapted themselves to their given environments, despite the presence of eve-teasers and devils all around, in their own way!
As the modern era has begun, one thing has but become crystal clear. Though now most of the women are aware of their rights and have adopted ways of living in the society as real citizens, contributing in some way or the other, in the development process, the process of exploitation and entrapment as well as sweet talking fraudsters’ trade is still intact, indicating that the entrapment is not confined to a certain age or gender but preys on a certain circle of individuals that are innocent and thus more prone to exploitation. And that can be the elderly race as well.
During the past couple of months’ crime reports reveal that there are many fraudsters, in many forms and faces, that merely thrive on the commoners’ innocence. They have revealed face in the form of prospective domestic servants, in reality, just out to loot the masses, appeared as beggars playing with one’s emotions or come as the Malang, dressed in black, wearing numerous beads wrapped around the neck. It is thus urged that the masses do not talk much to any stranger in town but identify the suspicious element to the nearby police station while getting registered their domestic servants when hiring new ones. Through citizen-cop liaison only, the looters and entrappers could be easily countered!

—Uzma Zafar