human trafficking

Lucknow, April 10 A court here has sentenced nine people, including five Rohingya and three Bangladeshi migrants, to eight years of rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty of illegal immigration, possession of fake documents, and human trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad...

Haridwar, Apr 9 Police in Uttarakhand's Haridwar have arrested a Bangladeshi woman for allegedly staying illegally in India using fake documents, and have also detained an Indian man accused of providing her shelter, an official said.Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navneet Singh...

New Delhi, April 9 – In a major crackdown on organized crime, the Delhi Police has busted a human trafficking and immoral prostitution racket operating in the S.N. Marg area of Central Delhi, rescuing eight girls, including a minor, and seizing cash, foreign currency, drugs, and liquor from the...

New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi Police rescued eight women, including a minor, after it busted an alleged human trafficking and prostitution racket operating in central Delhi's Sadanand Marg area, an official said on Thursday.A raid was conducted on the night of April 8 following specific...

Bengaluru, April 8 – A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has convicted and sentenced four Bangladeshi nationals in a transnational human trafficking case, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.The NIA Special Court in Bengaluru sentenced Zakir Khan, Badal Houladar...

Lucknow, April 8 A suspected member of a human trafficking gang who used his auto-rickshaw to facilitate the kidnapping of children in the Delhi NCR area was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) from the Hardoi district, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, Shahrukh alias...

Islamabad, April 6 – The recent detention of a former Elite Force officer, believed to be involved in the 2023 Greek boat capsize incident, highlights Pakistan's relaxed approach to human trafficking, according to a report."The trafficking of people is a serious problem in Pakistan. While...

Patna, April 6 – In a major crackdown, the East Champaran police on Monday rescued 16 minor girls from the clutches of orchestra operators, allegedly involved in exploitation.Acting on complaints received from multiple police station jurisdictions across the Motihari district, police teams...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, calling the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric."The arrest of two...

Santiago, April 4 – The El Barrio Meiggs region in Chile has emerged as an operational hub for the 'Bang Clan', a Chinese organized crime group with roots in the Fujian province on China's southeastern coast. The organization is involved in a range of criminal activities, including "intensive...

Islamabad, April 3 – Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed the arrest of a notorious human trafficker, whose name is on the FIA's "red book," who was involved in the June 2023 Greek boat capsize, local media reported on Friday. The accused was previously serving as a...

New Delhi, April 2 ‘Nata Pratha’, a custom in which girls are “sold” on stamp paper or through informal agreements in the name of marriage, has come under renewed scrutiny, with the Central Information Commission directing the disclosure of an action taken report submitted by the Union Ministry...

Itanagar, April 2 The Arunachal Pradesh police rescued three minor girls, who were suspected of being trafficked to neighboring Assam, and apprehended a juvenile boy in connection with the case, an official said.It is alleged that the girls – aged 12, 13, and 15 – met the boy on social media...

Mumbai, April 1 – The Mumbai Police on Wednesday busted an alleged prostitution racket operating across Ghatkopar, Andheri, and Sakinaka, detaining a 38-year-old woman accused of running the network and rescuing two women from exploitation.The accused, identified as Kavita Anil Mane, a...

Mathura (UP), March 31 Four men and five women were arrested from the basement of a roadside eatery on the Delhi-Agra National Highway on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in flesh trade, police said.Circle Officer (Chhata) Bhushan Verma said that acting on a tip-off, police conducted a...

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...