Manohar Elavarthi is an activist and member of Praja Rajakiya Vedike. Details of this incident was first shared on Manohar's blog: http://manoharban.wordpress.com
Sex workers have their own demands, but the government and the society are not sensitive towards them. They had to protest to draw the attention of the system.
For nearly two months now the workers from northeast states have been threatened, assaulted and extorted. Finally, when they gathered the courage to go to the police, they got very little help.