<h1>Activists honored after exposing trafficking, forced marriages, sexual abuse and forced labor of Katkari minor girls; IPC 370/370A, POCSO</h1> Three activists were honored by a non-profit after revealing human trafficking and exploitation of minor girls from the Katkari tribe in two districts of Maharashtra. Investigations alleged sale and forced marriage of a 14-year-old who was issued a forged identity document to obtain hospital admission during pregnancy; another broker's attempt to arrange a coerced marriage was stopped on the wedding day; and a 14-year-old was reportedly forcibly married, sexually assaulted, compelled to work, and subjected to an induced abortion. The disclosures prompted government attention and underscore criminal allegations of trafficking, sexual violence, forced marriage, fraud and forced labor.