Manali was kidnapped by a man from a neighbouring village to hers, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
The man who belongs to the Yadav community and has financial influence, raped her behind a railway station in the western state of Maharashtra.
Manali ran away from her trafficker before he could sell her to a brothel and reported the incident to the railway police.
But instead of taking action on her behalf, Manali was held in custody for 12 days while they tried to get her to retract her complaint.