Missing childrenIn India, more and more children go . In New Delhi alone, the number of children who disappear every day has from 14 to 18. Many of them end up as child , to work for nothing.
Parents looking for their childrenRaj Kumar has been for his daughter for more than four years: one day, she stepped out to buy an ice cream and never . Mobina and Mansoor have made endless trips to the police stations and the , but they haven't found a single of their daughter Yasmin. are all they have left.
A businessAccording to an activist, the problem is closely linked to child . It happens mostly in poor areas, where there is little , and the police are often reluctant to missing-person cases. For some people, it is a business: the child is sent to work, and the , the and the police each take a cut. They protect the information so that it doesn't get .
What can be done?Activists believe that a broad inter-agency is needed to the issue, and that families who come to live in Delhi must be of the danger. For the reporter, many young lives are away. India has failed to protect the of its children, and society treats them as secondary .
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