Archive · 27 Aug 2026
NCW Forms Team to Probe Cash-for-Bride Practice in Mewat
The National Commission for Women is investigating reports about women being bought and married in the Mewat region.
This practice is locally called “Paro” or “Molki.”
Reports say some women may be brought from other states by intermediaries.
Money may be paid to brokers or the women’s families.
Some women are allegedly resold or abused more than once.
A five-person team will visit Nuh and other places to find out what is happening.
The team will speak with affected women, local people and officials.
It will recommend ways to protect women if trafficking or other failures are found.
The National Commission for Women formed a five-member team to investigate reported “Paro” or “Molki” marriages in Mewat, especially Nuh district.
The practice allegedly involves women from economically vulnerable communities being brought through intermediaries and married in exchange for money.
The inquiry will examine possible trafficking networks, repeated resale, abuse, child marriage, legal identity and access to services.
The team, headed by retired IPS officer P.M. Nair, must submit its report within 10 working days of its constitution.
The panel will meet survivors, residents, police, civil officials and civil society groups during an on-the-spot inquiry.
- Who
- The National Commission for Women, led by Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, appointed a five-member team headed by retired IPS officer P.M. Nair.
- What
- The team will investigate the reported “Paro” or “Molki” practice, including alleged bride-buying, trafficking and exploitation.
- When
- The team must submit its findings within 10 working days of its constitution.
- Where
- The inquiry will focus on Nuh district and the wider Mewat region of Haryana, with other locations considered necessary.
- Why
- The investigation aims to establish the facts, identify systemic gaps and recommend safeguards for women affected by the practice.
- Investigating body
- National Commission for Women
- Team size
- Five members
- Team head
- P.M. Nair, former Director General of the National Disaster Response Force and retired IPS officer
- Local names
- “Paro” or “Molki”
- Report deadline
- Within 10 working days of the team’s constitution
- Main concerns
- Inter-state trafficking, monetary transactions, resale, abuse, child marriage and access to justice
- Planned consultations
- Survivors, local residents, police, civil administration, civil society organisations and other stakeholders