Prateebha was just 13 years old when she was sold to a brothel by her uncle, after her parents' untimely death. She was given hormone injections so her body developed like an older girl's, to push her into prostitution. Another girl, Firooza, who was 14 then, was given sedatives by those who ran the brothel  each time she was sexually exploited.

Shaina NC with Roshan Dalvi, Dr P M Nair and others at the event yesterday. Pic/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi