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Jemini waves goodbye before her return to Bangladesh On July 11, 2025, 17-year-old Jemini was rescued from Pune, Maharashtra after being trafficked from Bangladesh. Her relative sold her into prostitution in Pune’s red-light area, Budhwar Peth. When the police and our team found her, Jemini was stuffed into the loft of a bathroom in a brothel. Today, one year later, Jemini finally received a repatriation order. She will soon return to Bangladesh and to her home with her husba

Karima after her rescue On October 24, social worker Bharti received a phone call from Karima’s mother. She sounded concerned. Karima was rescued on May 22, 2025 from Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Her mother shared that Karima has fallen in love with a boy and wishes to get married. Karima is only 15 years old. Bharti listened to Karima’s mother and agreed that marriage is not appropriate for Karima at this time. After several months of searching, our social workers recently found a

During the raid in the courtyard On October 7, 2026, our team journeyed to West Bengal to verify a lead about a minor being exploited at a private residence. When the team arrived, they learned that the girl would leave on the morning of October 8th and return on Oct 23. On October 14, the team visited the Ranaghat Police District Office to share intel on the victim and to request police intervention from the Superintendent of Police (SP) to rescue the victim. The SP and the

Mamta and Archana catch up with Shilu (right) On October 20, Social worker Mamta and volunteer Archana traveled to Bharuch, Gujarat, to visit Shilu (rescued February 24, 2022) in her dormitory. Shilu was overjoyed to see them! Shilu eagerly shared about her daily routine. She said she loves her studies, especially computer science, and has jumped into many activities in the dorm. When she showed Mamta and Archana her school notebooks, they were impressed with her work. Her wr

Outside the brothel "house" On October 7, 2026, our Freedom Firm team received intel about a minor being sexually exploited in Nanded, Maharashtra. It took our team some time to gather additional information, and on October 12, we travelled to Nanded. The brothel keepers After verifying the lead the following day, our team visited the police station to meet the Superintendent of Police, SP. The SP was not present, and our team was asked to return the next day. On October 15,