This girl is 10 years old. On a main highway in India's state of Madhya Pradesh, she's being sold for sex for 5,000 rupees.

She’s part of a hidden and illegal trade exploiting young girls. Prostitutes in India must be 18 and sex with a minor is always considered rape.

When the men struggle to find work, young female family members are sent to sell sex by the roadside. It’s been happening for generations. And it's driven by a dark truth - these young girls are pimped by their parents.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of reported child rape cases in the country.

What can be done to take them out of this vicious circle of trade ? If education, then how ? Who has to take the responsibility?

Courtesy: Al Jazeera English

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