Express News Service
NEW DELHI: In South 24 Parganas s Basanti in the state of West Bengal, Ayesha a survivor of trafficking runs a small stationery shop. Six years after she was trafficked as a minor, she was rescued from a brothel in Pune.
Every day she strives towards making the state a safer space for women and children by raising awareness on the issue of trafficking. I felt numb when I returned. What followed was years of emotional turmoil, threat from the traffickers, and stigma from neighbours, and relatives. Fighting the stigma was the most exhausting part of the process, said Ayesha.