human trafficking

New Delhi, March 30 – The Supreme Court has criticized several states and authorities for failing to respond to a matter concerning human trafficking and missing persons, warning of contempt action, as it directed the formulation of a nationwide Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).In its order...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all the states to inform it about the standard procedure to be adopted in cases of human trafficking.A bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said it was not interested in any hypothetical or academic formula...

Johannesburg, March 27 Verushka Singh, the first Indian-origin Mrs. South Africa to be crowned in the pageant’s 24-year history, has stepped down just four months after her crowning, citing "personal and family reasons".In November 2025, Singh's victory was celebrated as a breakthrough for the...

New Delhi, March 26 The CBI has arrested the alleged mastermind of a racket that trafficked unsuspecting Indian citizens to cyber scam centers in Myanmar, officials said on Thursday.The accused, a Mumbai resident named Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan, was allegedly supplying Indian citizens...

Saharanpur (UP), March 26 Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly trafficking a woman after luring her with the promise of a job in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.Gagalheri police station Station House Officer Amit Nagar said that a case was registered on...

Mumbai, March 26 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Mumbai resident, suspected to be the mastermind of a transnational racket involving the trafficking of unsuspecting Indian citizens to cyber scam compounds in Myanmar and other countries, an official said on Thursday...

Noida, March 24 A private hospital in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was sealed on Tuesday after its owner and two staff members were allegedly found involved in the sale of a five-day-old girl, police and health officials said.A police team arrested the hospital owner, a sanitation worker, and...

New Delhi, March 24 Rajya Sabha BJP member Medha Vishram Kulkarni expressed concern on Tuesday over the increasing number of missing women, including minor girls, across the country, and demanded an effective mechanism for investigating such cases.Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the...

Mumbai, March 24: Embracing age with pride, Bollywood actress Somy Ali, who is set to turn 50 in a few days, says she sees growing older as a mark of strength and experience rather than something to hide.“I see age as a badge of honour. Turning 50 is a privilege. It means I survived, I...

Mumbai, March 23 – As the acclaimed show “Delhi Crime” completed seven years since its release, actress Jaya Bhattacharya turned nostalgic, saying that the experience continues to stay with her long after the cameras stopped rolling.Jaya, who portrayed the character of Sub-Inspector Vimla...

Mumbai, March 22 Police have busted a prostitution racket operating out of a dance academy and rescued 25 women from the establishment in Solapur district of Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday.Five people, including a woman, have been arrested on charges of human trafficking, following an...

Greater Noida, March 22 – A nurse was caught in the act while allegedly attempting to sell a newborn baby girl for Rs 2.60 lakh in Greater Noida, leading to the arrest of three other accused, including the owner of a private hospital, officials said on Sunday.The police said they have...

Bhopal, March 21 – Madhya Pradesh Cyber Police have arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket that lured young people with promises of jobs abroad, officials said on Saturday.The preliminary investigation revealed that the fraudsters contacted young...

Lahore/Karachi, March 19 At least four people, including a woman, were arrested in Karachi city of Sindh province for attempting to transport 33 women to Dubai for prostitution, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Thursday.The FIA said the arrests were made after it raided a...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government is preparing guidelines for granting permission to establish spa centers, and these will include obtaining approval from the police, a minister told the Legislative Council on Wednesday.Yogesh Kadam, Minister of State for Home (Urban), made the...

New Delhi, March 18 Two Bangladeshi nationals, including one who had been deported from India earlier, have been apprehended in Delhi for alleged involvement in human trafficking and illegal stay, a police officer said on Wednesday.The accused were caught on March 16 near the GTB Nagar Metro...

New Delhi, March 16 – Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan highlighted the importance of INTERPOL liaison officers in strengthening international cooperation against transnational crime while addressing the 12th INTERPOL Liaison Officers Conference organized by the Central Bureau of Investigation...

New Delhi, March 16 Over $442 billion has been siphoned off from the global economy in 2025 through financial fraud, Interpol said in its global financial fraud threat assessment for 2026, released on Monday.The report maintained that the overall global risk related to financial fraud remains...

New Delhi, March 15 The CBI has arrested a recruiter based in Kanpur, accused of sending Indians to "cyber-slavery compounds" in Southeast Asia where they were allegedly forced to run scams targeting people back home, officials said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Krishna Kumar Lakhwani...

Ludhiana, March 14 A 21-year-old man from Ludhiana, who was allegedly lured to Russia in July 2025 with a job offer, has died after being deceived into joining their army and sent to the frontline in an ongoing war with Ukraine, his family said.The remains of Samarjeet Singh arrived at Indira...