Scrabble?! BRIDENT

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Bride trafficking, referred to as the "paro" or "molki" brides in derogatory terms in the local language meaning "one who has a price," is a form of modern slavery where the victim is bought and sold against their will for the purposes of marriage. In India’s northern state of Haryana, female foeticide, female infanticide and deliberate neglect of female children have resulted in one of the worst instances of sex ratio in the country. Preference for sons stems from centuries old patriarchal traditions which see women as financial burdens where property is passed down the male lineage and dowry expenses are expected to be paid by the bride’s family to the groom upon marriage.According to the 2011 Census of India there were 877 females to 1,000 males in Haryana against the national average of 933 females to 1000 males. Other estimates put the number of such marriages to a more reliable figure of an average of 10 molki marriages per village.Haryana, one of the wealthiest states in India with the third highest per capita income in 2014-2015 of 147,076 rupees (USD$2,293), is a destination state for the molki brides and source states are the improvised parts of Northeast India, Hill States, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. An unintended consequence of Haryana’s economic development is the advancement of medical technology and accessibility of its health care system which offer prenatal screening to determine the sex of the foetus. This has created a paradoxical situation where adverse sex ratio is perpetuated by parents routinely aborting female foetuses in favour of sons, meanwhile contributing to the increase in demand for imported brides. Due to the shortage of women in Haryana, the men in higher caste groups of Haryana are able to marry local women while those in lower caste groups, the unemployed, poor or those who have disabilities seek cross-region brides from the neighbouring poorer regions. Despite the prevalence of the dowry system across all castes and regions in India, men in lower caste groups are willing to pay for a bride, referred to as a "low caste practice."Haryana government has taken several actions against this practice and Haryana is one of the most successful state in reapidly increasing the sex ratio by taking stringent actions against female foeticise and gender discrimination.