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Indian girls now prized for their ability to bear more girls to barter as wives

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In countries where baby boys have historically been valued much more highly than girls, buy the Times of India now reports a growing reverse trend.

But this should not be interpreted as an outburst of affection for girls. Instead, order their value lies in their ability to produce female progeny who can be bartered for a wife in some Indian communities.

The girl has no clue about the bargain or the agent who is paid Rs 50, drugs 000-75,000 (about $1,100 to $1,600), of which only Rs 10,000- 20,000 (about $220 to $440) reaches the family.

Take Shaila, 28, a brick kiln worker, as a good example. Her brother-in-law sold her for Rs 50,000 to a 26-year-old man when she was 13.

The man whom she thought was her husband, kept her in a shanty in his farm for 13 years and abused her. She ran away with her seven-year-old daughter, unaware that she had been sold as a commodity only to bear the girl, and now lives in the fear that he will take away her daughter one day.

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