Eldest of all her 5 siblings, 14 years old Shanti* was born in an extremely poor household. Worst hit when her mother’s ignorance led her to get convinced by some pimp in her village, and sent Shanti to Delhi, through that agency. The poor girl had to stay in a fearful situation in her employer’s house, for three long months. She was made to do all the hard household work and was not paid a single penny for it. Save the Children along with the support of our partner Bharatiya Kisan Sangh did rigorous phone tapping to get her information. Our joint efforts finally led to her rescue in July 2016. She was then safely escorted to her village in Jharkhand.
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