- When Maharashtra deputy chief minister R.R. Patil ordered the closure of dance bars on August 14, 2005, more than 75,000 girls lost their jobs.
- At least 20 per cent of them became prostitutes, statistics say many others took to drugs and alcoholism; some even committed suicide.
- Thousands of tailors, mehndiwalas, make-up artistes, ironing shops, dependent on the dance bars, also lost out.
- Many girls forced to have sex without condoms; social workers point to a significant rise in HIV infections.
- Many girls accepted three-month "contracts" in places like Dubai, Oman. They went without passports, reliable agents or guarantees.