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Express News Service NEW DELHI: In South 24 Parganas s Basanti in the state of West Bengal, Ayesha a survivor of trafficking runs a small stationery shop. Six years after she was trafficked as a minor, she was rescued from a brothel in Pune. Every day she strives towards making the state a safer space for women and children by raising awareness on the issue of trafficking. I felt numb when I returned. What followed was years of emotional turmoil, threat from the traffickers, and stigma from neighbours, and relatives. Fighting the stigma was the most exhausting part of the process, said Ayesha. ....