Sunday, 4 December, 2022
TopicHuman trafficking

Topic: human trafficking

5th toddler rescued in past 2 months from Mumbai’s human-trafficking net

PTI -
2 women who were allegedly going to sell the one-year-old, were arrested in Chembur. A First Information Report was registered at Deonar police station.

Kidnapped from Ajmer, sold in Karachi—Indian woman looks for family after 40 years

Rewati Karan -
The woman doesn't remember the address of her home in India but recalls places like Howrah station, Raja Bazar, Moulali Mazar, and Atali market—all located in Kolkata.

Delhi Police arrest 3 for ‘trafficking tribal women in guise of placement agency’, 10 rescued

Sukriti Vats -
10 women, including 6 minors, were allegedly trafficked from Jharkhand & kept in inhumane conditions in Delhi. Police say 'placement agency' may be front for 'syndicate'.

Pakistan chose China ties over justice, let Chinese ‘bride traffickers’ get away, claims report

Bismee Taskin -
A recent Brookings report revealed two ‘offsetting imperatives’ in the issue of Pakistani bride trafficking to China.

This 12-year-old was abducted, married to 52-yr-old. Her rescue exposed ‘child bride’ racket

Bismee Taskin -
Police operation to rescue 12-year-old UP girl 'kidnapped & forced into marriage' with Haryana man unearths 'multi-state racket' feeding trend spawned by state's skewed sex ratio.

NIA files chargesheet against 13 Bangladeshis for human trafficking in Bengaluru

ANI -
All the accused were illegally staying in India and were luring women from Bangladesh and trafficking them to India with the promise of jobs, according to NIA.

What is draft anti-trafficking bill 2021 and how it is different from the 2018 bill

Sravasti Dasgupta -
A previous draft of anti-human trafficking bill was passed in Lok Sabha in 2018 but was never introduced in Rajya Sabha.

Girl trafficked to Bengal from Odisha at 13 years of age awarded Rs 9 lakh as compensation

Unnati Sharma -
The girl, now 17, has been awarded compensation by a district legal services authority in Bengal. Amount of Rs 9 lakh is believed to be highest in the state.

Anti-trafficking Bill has scope for confusion. Here’s what will work: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi

Meenakshi Lekhi -
The proposed legislation includes punishment for trafficking for forced labour and marriage but neglects trafficking for sexual exploitation and organ trade.

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a look at the numbers in India

Revathi Krishnan -
For this year's UN observance against trafficking, the spotlight is on first responders and the challenges they have faced in the Covid-19 pandemic.
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