Crumbled Hopes
Well, the last whole week was spent wandering in the lanes of the walled city. I did a story from Chandni Mahal in old Delhi where a more-than-100-year-old building collapsed, killing seven and injuring more than 30. The first day when I went there, the site was cordoned off and heavily police. With help from locals, I managed to go and see for myself the ruins of the old building that couldn't bear the burden of new construction. I also met relatives who lost their loved ones in this unforeseen accident. I must tell you that it wasn't a pleasant sight to witness the arrival of trampled dead bodies after post mortem. After a brief stint of wailing and crying, the bodies left for their final journey along with chanting of Ram Naam Satya Hay. When you witness something like this, it's natural to get into a contemplative....
A first hand report!
Our knowledge about Delhi is limited to the pride of India Gate, magnificence of Parliament and the funky crowds of markets and malls. But here we present you an insight about a flourishing business in the lanes of this ancient Heritage city. While doing this investigation, we came across lot many under cover facts not known to many. We got a lead for the story from a victim of trafficking. Ishwar a resident of Jharkhand was looking for his two sisters from last two years. He had handed his three sisters to a agent called Asha Tirki who in turn handed them to a illegal placement agency owner called Arif (the baddie of our story) The local police wasn't ready to file his FIR, and after throwing lots of tantrums was ready to just write a complaint. Here we got to know the nexus between the traffickers....




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