The most vulnerable ones of society are the victims of atrocities. Lives of the children living in remote villages, poor families, illiterate, marginalized or abandoned communities, and religious minorities are at the huge risk of child trafficking in India. Most of the victims are girls below the age of 18. Innocent children are enslaved for …
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September 29, 2020The top court's bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy sought reply from the Centre and all the state governments on the matter.
June 8, 2020According to the NCRB figures, the state ranked third just behind Rajasthan and West Bengal in 2017 when 362 boys and 33 girls below 18 years of age were rescued from the clutches of traffickers.
December 8, 2019Six suspected traffickers, who were accompanying the minors, were detained by the local police in Bokaro, officials said.
July 12, 2018Haley is on a three-day visit to India to discuss strategic ties and global developments.
June 27, 2018Leah Chowdhry will swim 22 miles in nearly 13 hours, in light and dark, and fluctuating temperatures
March 5, 2018He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. It is largely because of his work and activism that the International Labour Organisation adopted Convention No 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now a principal guideline for …
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October 21, 2017West Bengal CID on Saturday visited BJP Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly house here for questioning in connection with the Jalpaiguri child trafficking case. According to a senior officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a team of the agency's officers went to Ganguly's south Kolkata house to question her over her alleged meeting with …
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July 29, 2017The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has alleged that the uncooperative behaviour of West Bengal government officials created hurdles in their investigations into the Jalpaiguri child trafficking case. NCPCR said they have summoned Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of West Bengal. “On 25 July 2017 ADGP should appear in the office …
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July 24, 2017Five people were lynched by villagers in Seraikela-Kharswan district on the suspicion that they were child lifters, the police said. The incidents took place under Rajnagar police station area following which agitated locals also torched two police vehicles. Three persons were lynched by the villagers who suspected them of being child lifters in Nagadih, within …
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May 19, 2017Four persons were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawa district on Thursday on the suspicion of being child lifters, police said. According to police, eight persons arrived at the district's Rajnagar village in two vehicles. Suspecting them to be child lifters, the villagers raised an alarm. While four persons who were in one vehicle managed …
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May 18, 2017Hollywood actress Demi Moore might come to India to promote Indian-American film "Love Sonia", says director Tabrez Noorani. The director added that Moore's role in the David Womark production is small, but she was excited to get on board. Asked if Moore will visit India to promote the film, Noorani told IANS over phone from …
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May 11, 2017The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Friday said it has rescued eight children from the clutches of a human trafficking gang in Bihar's Sitamarhi district. In a joint operation with NGO Child Line, personnel of the paramilitary force rescued the minor children, while apprehending the three traffickers, as they were boarding a train from Sitamarhi …
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May 5, 2017West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday directed the state police and the bureaucracy to monitor the issue of child trafficking and stop the traffickers at all costs. "The police and the block development officers (BDO) have to take responsibility to thoroughly monitor the issue of child trafficking in the state. Whoever is involved …
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March 28, 2017BJP women's wing leader Juhi Chowdhury was arrested from Batasia area close to the Indo-Nepal border on Tuesday night by the CID for her alleged involvement in the Jalpaiguri child trafficking case. Four persons have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the case involving the trafficking of at least 17 children. The …
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March 1, 2017At least 17 untraceable children are believed to have fallen victims to child trafficking with an international footprint, in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The state police have arrested two women including a primary school headmistress, and are on the lookout for a BJP leader in connection with the case. The matter came to light …
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February 22, 2017At least 17 untraceable children are believed to have fallen victims to child trafficking with an international footprint, in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The state police have arrested two women including a primary school headmistress, and are on the lookout for a BJP leader in connection with the case. The matter came to light …
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February 22, 2017