In Hyderabad, 15 children potentially face return to couples accused of buying them from traffickers. The Child Welfare Committee organized a ‘bonding exercise’ to assess the children’s reactions to the couples, sparking legal and ethical concerns about setting precedents that could reward illegal activity.

Patna Police clarified that Khan Sir had come to Gardani Bagh police station after meeting protesters in the locality where they were staging a dharna on Friday

Deepak, 24, had been in an online relationship with Manpreet Kaur for three years. The two had met on Instagram but had never met face-to-face