The Real Slumdog Millionaires

Daily Mail by Andrew Malone | Jan. 25, 2009 (News Report)
Behind the cinema fantasy, mafia gangs are deliberately crippling children for profit

Alone and afraid, Aamir was initially grateful when a ‘kind’ older couple befriended him on his arrival in Mumbai. This chaotic urban sprawl is now India’s largest city and home to more than 20 million people. More than nine million of them live in slums, raising families in shacks built from rubbish on top of open sewers. For a homeless 12-year-old child freshly arrived from the countryside, it is a terrifying place to be.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 25, 2009

Informative report about India’s ‘beggar mafia’ — criminals that cripple children and use them as begging props to earn more from unsuspecting passers-by - as shown in the popular movie Slumdog Millionaire. This article seems generally well reported, citing a variety of credible sources from a weeklong investigation. Sadly, it focuses mostly on problems than possible solutions -- and the author tends to sensationalize this story with opinionated language. A worthwhile read nonetheless.

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