Text trap: Traffickers tap into India’s digital boom to lure girls


A 16-year-old girl with her hand decorated with henna stands inside a protection home on the outskirts of New Delhi November 9, 2012. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal/Files

MUMBAI: Tanu had marvelled at her first smartphone when her Indian migrant worker husband gave it to her last November so the couple could stay connected. Before long, she was uploading pictures on Facebook and sending messages on WhatsApp. 

Then a stranger sent her a Facebook friend request. 

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