In a news article written by Moni Basu on Saturday, the story of a two-year old Indian girl's struggle for survival comes to light. Three weeks ago, a fourteen year old girl brought baby Falak to a New Delhi hospital claiming that she was her mother. The girl said that the baby was crying all night, and losing her temper, the girl began hitting her and biting her. She claimed that later on, the baby slipped and fell on the bathroom floor, and as her head began to swell the girl bandaged it. When Falak did not wake up the next morning, the teenager took her to the hospital. Doctors conducted surgeries in order to open up her airways, however they are still not certain if Falak will survive, or have permanent brain damage.
The story of baby Falak, is similar to the stories of many other baby girls and women living in places such as India, Congo, and Pakistan. The problems with human trafficking, prostitution, and selling women into marriage constantly grow and remain unregulated. In a recent study, over forty-five percent of young women in India are sold into marriage before adulthood. This devastating story must be taken seriously by the Indian government in order to control and prevent cases like this from happening. Investigators have been looking into Falak's case, and have found her biological mother as well as older sister. Her biological brother is still missing. Police have also arrested ten men who are thought to be part of a human trafficking group.
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