After Husna had a few times complained of not having money, of wearing torn clothes and broken-heeled shoes, K.K. instructed that she be given a tiny allowance.

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Kusum, 14, another girl from Jharkhand says she used to "live carelessly with torn and dirty clothes" but now she has learned how to stay clean.

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Confused, she looked around for a culprit and then realized that she was caked in dirt, her clothes were torn, and she had visible gashes.

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They included a pair of policemen, a lawyer and other civilians, including one man whose clothes had been torn to shreds.

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