PoliticsPhoto: The HinduRajasthan Police Rescue Six Minor Girls Forced into Sex Work
Rajasthan police rescued six minor girls from the Banchhada community in Jhalawar district and arrested five people, mostly relatives, for forcing them into sex work. The girls, aged 12 to 17, were rescued in Bhawanimandi on November 3. Medical and forensic tests confirmed sexual exploitation of five girls. The Banchhada community, classified as a Scheduled Caste, faces social marginalization and cycles of exploitation.
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