human trafficking

New Delhi, March 11 Two Bangladeshi nationals who were deported from India earlier have been apprehended in northwest Delhi for allegedly re-entering the country illegally and resuming unlawful activities, a police officer said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Dipto Kumar Pal (28) and...

Ranchi, March 10 RPF personnel have rescued four minors, including a girl from Odisha, and arrested a man from Lakhisarai, Bihar, in separate incidents in Jharkhand, officials said on Tuesday.At Hatia railway station, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued three boys on Monday who...

Puri, March 10 A woman from Puri, Odisha, appealed to the state and central governments on Tuesday to rescue her daughter, alleging that she was kidnapped five years ago and has been held captive in Bangladesh since then.The woman claimed that her daughter had fled to the neighbouring country...

Mathura (UP), March 10 (UP) A man who disguised himself as a religious figure has been arrested for allegedly having unnatural sexual relations with a 14-year-old boy here, police said on Tuesday.He was arrested after a video of the incident went viral on social media.The incident occurred...

Beed, March 8 Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the alleged trafficking of a 21-year-old woman from the Latur district, who was forced to "marry" three different men by the accused, who earned lakhs of rupees in "commission," an officer said on Sunday.The matter came to...

Jammu, March 7 The Jammu and Kashmir Police rescued three girls after busting a prostitution racket allegedly operating in Jammu, and arrested three persons, including a woman.The action followed information about immoral activities allegedly being carried out at a house owned by Amreek Singh...

Islamabad, March 7 – Pakistan will continue to see disappearances buried in administrative records rather than being investigated as crimes, unless trafficking is recognized not only as a humanitarian crisis but also as an institutional vulnerability. Such neglect enables organized criminal...

New Delhi, March 7 The NHRC said on Saturday that its intervention in a case involving six Indian workers who were allegedly "tortured while in captivity" by their employer in Thailand over the past several months has resulted in their rescue.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had...

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), March 3 Seven people, including five women, were arrested after a sex racket operating illegally at an ice cream factory in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand was uncovered, police said.The majority of the arrested women were from neighboring states, a police officer...

Guwahati, March 1 A total of 21 illegal migrants from Bangladesh, including children, were sent back to their country from Assam in the early hours of Sunday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.The operation took place from the Sribhumi district of the state, he said."Alert eyes...

Andheri, February 28 – In a major crackdown on human trafficking, the Mumbai Police have busted an international sex racket operating out of a hotel in Andheri East.According to police, two Ugandan women, who were lured to India on the pretext of employment, were allegedly forced into...

Ranchi, February 26 The Jharkhand government will provide financial assistance to victims of crime or their dependents under the Jharkhand Victim Compensation Scheme, 2016, an official said on Thursday.The minimum compensation amounts for various crimes have been fixed, and applications can be...

Ranchi, February 25 The Ranchi Railway Police rescued two girls who were allegedly being trafficked to Delhi under the pretense of employing them for domestic work, and arrested a woman, officials said on Wednesday.The 40-year-old woman was intercepted on Monday during a check drive after the...

Mumbai, February 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that the police had traced 86,228 women and girls who had been reported missing in 2024 and 2025.Of the 93,940 women reported missing over the last two years, 67,458 were found...

Bhopal, February 24 – Three people, including two sisters, have been arrested in Bhopal on charges of operating a prostitution racket and forcing religious conversion under the guise of providing jobs to vulnerable young women, police said on Tuesday.The accused have been identified as Amreen...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the Assembly that 2,994 cases of rape and 7,382 cases of molestation were reported in the state last year.A total of 33,021 cases of crimes against women were registered in different police stations across the...

New Delhi, February 23 The NHRC said on Monday that it has taken cognizance of reports that at least six Indian workers were allegedly being held captive by their employer near Bangkok for the last six months, and has sought comments from the Ministry of External Affairs.The National Human...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought comments from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding six workers from Odisha who were held captive by their employer in Thailand, according to a statement released here on Monday.The NHRC took suo motu...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the assembly that 2,994 cases of rape and 7,382 cases of molestation were reported in the state last year.A total of 33,021 cases of crimes against women were registered in different police stations across...

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), February 21 The Himachal Pradesh Police has cracked down on a gang involved in trafficking newborns by posing as facilitators of adoption, and has arrested two individuals from Punjab and detained another, officials said on Saturday.During the operation, a team...