Mahir*, along with 14 other boys, were trapped in a dilapidated building in southern Delhi where they were forced to live and work in an overcrowded room on the fourth floor engaged in zari (traditional embroidery work).
Mahir, only 14 years old, was trafficked from a rural village in the eastern state of Bihar. Mahir’s parents worked hard to provide for the family, but finances were lacking. When traffickers came calling, promising good jobs and new opportunities, they agreed to let their son go with him to Delhi.
