Women hold placards during a protest after the death of a rape victim, on a street in Mumbai, India, October, 6, 2020.
She was rescued by anti-trafficking officials in 2016 and taken to a shelter where she has since been living and studying.The girl, now 17, was last week awarded the compensation by a court in West Bengal, having previously testified against the three suspects in her case. One minor was convicted in 2017 for trafficking and two men are currently on trial, the lawyer said.
Several other anti-trafficking advocates said they believed the compensation sum was one of the biggest of its kind to-date. "However, only victims who have the support of NGOs are able to apply for compensation because most victims don't know how to go through the entire legal process," Gupta added.
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