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Nepali kids "sold as slaves" to UK?

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Britain's The Sun newspaper has published a report which alleges that Nepali kids as young as 10 are being sold by a trafficker to British families in the Indian city of Jallandhar. This report has taken Nepali officials by surprise but have promised an investigation on the matter. Maiti Nepal has been working to prevent child trafficking in Nepal and its director Bishwaram Khadka spoke to SBS Nepali about the report.


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Britain's The Sun newspaper has published a report which alleges that Nepali kids as young as 10 are being sold by a trafficker to British families in the Indian city of Jallandhar. This report has taken Nepali officials by surprise but have promised an investigation on the matter. Maiti Nepal has been working to prevent child trafficking in Nepal and its director Bishwaram Khadka spoke to SBS Nepali about the report.



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