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The huge and recurrent presence of children being trafficked from Bihar is strikingly tragic. According to some estimates, Bihar has almost 4,000 madrassas but families continue to tiffany necklaces for sale their children thousands of kilometres away - seduced by the idea of Delhi as the theatre for a larger life.It is probably a dream like that lured nine-year old Junaid from Sitamarhi in Bihar. PM Nair's book on trafficking says that almost 54.1 percent of children or women are brought in groups. True enough, in a depressingly familiar routine, Junaid was brought along with six other children by a "Chachu" to the Zeenatul Madrassa in Nangloi, a Jat-dominated neighbourhood in North Delhi. Like the Faiz-e-Azam Madrassa in Khajoori Khas, this madrassa in Nangloi is not officially affiliated to any sect or body. It is a madrassa only in name. On ground, it is a transit camp for children being trafficked as bonded labour."Chachu said he will be back in the evening," says Junaid. "It's been a year now, he hasn't come." In the meantime, Maulvi Allama Hasnain Raza Khan - the man Junaid was entrusted to - handed him over to a man he calls 'seth.' Seth turned out to be a man called Prashant Prasad, who owns a footwear factory in Nangloi, tiffany rings for sale called Jootaland. Along with the other kids, Junaid's work shift stretched from 8 am to 10 pm. He recalls, "Once, during a police raid, the seth tied me in a sack and kept me in the godown." When the sack was opened in the evening, he was found unconscious. Junaid was promised a salary of Rs. 1,200 a month. He has never got it. "The seth says he will give it to me when I go back home." When, he doesn't know.

Posing as a prospective buyer, TEHELKA visited Jootaland, which is just 500 meters from the Nangloi police station. Here's what Prashant Prasad said on camera.TEHELKA: What brands do you manufacture in Jootaland?PRASHANT: We manufacture all the local brands.TEHELKA: Like?PRASHANT: Action, Campus, Basic, Active, Bata.TEHELKA: From where do you get your workers?PRASHANT: Bihar.TEHELKA: How?PRASHANT: We have our people there.Impatiently, he dismisses further queries. TEHELKA has not been able to establish independently whether Jootaland is indeed part of the tiffany pendants for sale chain to the brands Prasad mentions. However, alarmingly, Prasad did provide us a sample of a BATA sandal (Art. no. 601-9008) manufactured in the factory. And the Punjabi Bagh SDM, PR Jha confirmed the fact. "The rescued children were employed in the stitching department and were preparing BATA sandals," Jha told TEHELKA. Given the number of fake goods in the market, TEHELKA still cannot vouchsafe for the truth of this, but it is an important sign for big companies to audit the ethics of their manufacturing chain.

On 5 March this year, 27 children were rescued from Jootaland by Bachpan Bachao Andolan. A conversation with one of the rescued kids, Saahil, 10, sheds grim light on the conditions the children work in. The children again mention working in the assembly line for mega sports shoe brands. To reiterate, TEHELKA could not independently corroborate the authenticity of this claim.TEHELKA: What do you do in the factory?SAAHIL: I am in the stitching department.TEHELKA: What are your work timings?SAAHIL: It's a 12-hour shift.TEHELKA: How old are you?SAAHIL: Ten.TEHELKA: How much are you paid?SAAHIL: 30 an hour. Saahil is probably too young to compute his earnings. We asked another, older boy similar questions.TEHELKA: What all tiffany bangles for sale do you make?JAAMIL: Adidas, Reebok and Airforce.TEHELKA: How much money does your seth pay you?JAAMIL: 3,000.TEHELKA: How long have you been working?JAAMIL: Two years.TEHELKA: What's your age?JAAMIL: 13.TEHELKA: Have you ever been paid?JAAMIL: The seth says he will give me the money when I go back to my village.TEHELKA: Where is your village?JAAMIL: Nalanda in Bihar.TEHELKA: What are your work timings?JAAMIL: From 9 in the morning till 9.30 at night.Though SDM, PR Jha was part of the rescue team, in a defeating twist, like Maulvi Kadri, Prashant Prasad is arrested and let out on bail a week later.