This week, Steve looks at the story of Dina Sanichar, who was quite possibly the inspiration for The Jungle Book's Mowgli, as well as a number of other "feral children." Apparently child abuse and neglect has been rampant for quite some time. 

Sources:

Dina Sanichar, The Real-Life 'Mowgli' Who Was Raised By Wolves (allthatsinteresting.com)

Dina Sanichar - Wikipedia

8 Children Who Were Raised by Animals (treehugger.com)

He was a wild child. Really wild | World news | The Guardian

Amala and Kamala - Wikipedia