12th Class Student Who Left Home in Anger Remained in Clutches of Traffickers for 85 Days and Was Rescued From Red Light Area

A 12th class student who left home in anger remained in the clutches of traffickers for 85 days and was rescued from a red-light area, according to a developing report from Aaj Tak published Aug. 8.^[9]

The Aaj Tak account is the only version of the incident available in the supplied materials, and its details remain developing rather than independently confirmed beyond what that outlet reported.^[9]

How the report describes leaving home and 85 days in captivity

According to Aaj Tak, the student left home after an argument and did not return, with the outlet stating that the period that followed amounted to 85 days held by traffickers. Aaj Tak presented the timeline as anger at home, then prolonged custody, then rescue.^[9]

Rescue from red-light area as described in the single report

Aaj Tak said the rescue took place in a red-light area, ending the 85-day period. The headline and summary available from Aaj Tak did not provide further particulars about who carried out the rescue, where the student is now, or the legal status of the alleged traffickers, and no independent confirmation was available in the supplied documents.^[9]