July 2000 "Then [at night] boro mia (elder man, meaning the police) hit me with his baton twice. He then beat all of us. When I asked him why he was beating me, he replied, 'Don't I need money from you girls? [What about my share of the take?] Didn't I send you to prison the last time [when you disobeyed me]? This time it'll be the vagrant home.' " - Shilpi, street prostitute
© Shehzad Noorani / Drik A Kandupatti sex-worker stands with blood streaking down her face, after being beaten by a client after a dispute over payment.