From the archive record
A 14-year-old Jharkhand girl allegedly working as a domestic help was rescued by the officials of an NGO and Police from an almirah at a businessman's house in Gurgaon’s Krishna Colony. She was immediately rushed to Civil Hospital. According to NGO Shakti Vahini, the girl is from a tribal family in Gumla district and was trafficked to Delhi by an uncle. Detailing the abuses, the officials said the girl had bruises and a deep cut on her back while as NGO members said the girl’s legs were swollen and had marks near her eyes. The case has again brought to notice the ugly reality of rampant child labour prevalent in the country despite child labour laws making it a punishable offence. While, according to census data, India has seen a sharp drop in the number of child labourers from 12.6 millio