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Operation Padma
A few clues from a WhatsApp chat room and limited information from phone calls led to Padma's miraculous rescue!
Oct 8, 20202 min read
The End to Nine Months of Abuse
After 9 months of abuse, the Freedom Firm team in Pune rescued Riya.
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Trapped in "Happy Land" Resort
Freedom Firm and Justice Ventures International worked together to rescue 13 young women trapped in sexual exploitation at a resort.
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Thirteen years old and pregnant
Pari was filing an First Information Report (FIR) against her husband for raping their daughter.
Aug 10, 20203 min read
"I only came to give you tea." An interview with an investigator
If they don’t get customers, they don’t get a single meal, some don’t even have money for a cup of tea.
Mar 27, 20204 min read
What is it like for a Freedom Firm investigator to be undercover in an Indian brothel?
For 15 days a month, 180 days a year, he is a customer, posing as someone who buys sex, chatting with girls and women at the entrance.
Mar 25, 20202 min read
"These girls shouldn't be exploited." Interview with an investigator.
A Freedom Firm investigator talks about his undercover work.
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Huge Victory: 10 victims rescued in West Bengal, 5 perpetrators arrested.
On March 6th, 4 hours north east of Kolkata, Freedom Firm led a team with the police to rescue 10 victims. 5 perpetrators were arrested.
Mar 6, 20201 min read
17 year old Ruchi, rescued
Brothel keepers in Nagpur know better than to keep a minor standing in plain view on the street. Ruchi was kept hidden until a customer...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Grishma: Waiting to be Rescued
4 consecutive days of begging the police in Agra to do a raid to rescue 16 year old Grishma...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
The agonizing 6-month search for Shireen
6 months of tracking and undercover pursuit finally results in rescue.
Jan 20, 20204 min read
Major Breakthrough in Kolkata After Seven Months
A hard won rescue in the city of Kolkata, where organized crime is almost impossible to break.
Oct 17, 20192 min read
13-year-old Sejal Rescued
Sejal*, a 13-year-old girl from Rajasthan was rescued on Friday in a raid conducted by local police in Miraj.
Oct 11, 20191 min read
Nerve-Racking Rescue Mission in Chandrapur
Once the rescue was underway, everything happened fast. The brothel in question was a shed covered with tin sheets. It was filthy.
Oct 9, 20192 min read
Rescued and Protected
The Freedom Firm team in Uttar Pradesh coordinates with the Child Welfare Committee to keep Sneha safe after her rescue.
Sep 11, 20192 min read
Every Conversation Counts
Eye-Witness Account It was 9.30 pm on September 25th when I reached Meerut. Freedom Firm staff were in Meerut as they had identified a...
Aug 16, 20193 min read
Agra: Police Bust Prostitution Racket Run by Two Women; 13 Girls Rescued.
The police on Sunday busted a prostitution racket in Basai village of Tajganj, Agra. Allegedly, the racket was being run by two women and...
Aug 15, 20191 min read
Medical Tests Show That Rishi Is Minor
Acting on a tip-off, Freedom Firm staff and Lakadganj police raided a brothel and rescued Rishi. According to Rishi’s statement in the...
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Baby Rescued Along With Mother
We’re celebrating the rescue of Rekha* and Uma* suspected minors who were found in the red-light area in Wani on the 19th of June....
Jul 2, 20191 min read
Bishti Rescued in Sangli, Maharashtra
On 17th May Freedom Firm and local police conducted a rescue operation in Sangli’s Gokul Nagar red light area. Bishti*, a 17-year-old...
May 17, 20192 min read
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