Human trafficking gang busted in Shahjahanpur four arrested SHAHJAHANPUR Shahjahanpur police has busted a human trafficking gang and arrested four people, including a woman, for allegedly abducting two minor girls and selling a 24-year-old woman. The minors were rescued after the woman managed to break out of captivity and approach police for help. All the three will be sent to their respective homes. Additional SP (rural) Subhash Shakya told TOI that the four accused have been booked under IPC sections 372 (selling minor for purposes of prostitution), 373 (buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc), 366A (procuration of minor girl), 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage) and 363 ( punishment for kidnapping). More ... Telangana to act tough against human trafficking HYDERABAD Telangana home minister N Narasimha Reddy on Wednesday said the government would deal firmly with human trafficking. Flagging off a rally against human trafficking organised by Hyderabad Police and an NGO, Prajwala, he said if the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 was passed in Parliament, the traffickers will get stringent punishment. Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar also said that human trafficking will not be tolerated and everybody should fight against this menace. More ... 3 minors rescued from sweet factory RAIPUR In a suspected case of child trafficking and forced labour, a joint team of ChildLine, labour department and district child protection unit rescued three minors from a sweet manufacturing unit in Raipur. The boys, all belonging to Bihar, were produced before the child welfare committee on Friday. Raipur ChildLine coordinator, Praveen Sonwani said that the department received a tip-off about children working as labourers in a factory at Gudhiyari. During recce, the team found the workings at the unit suspicious, and it was being run out of a house. Sonwani said that the boys aged between 10 to 12, including two brothers, were brought from a village in Bihars Jamui district, with a promise to their parents that they will be given employment and education. The owner of the sweet manufacturing unit identified as Ashok, was allegedly forcing them to work as early as 4am in the morning every day. They were not allowed to leave the house, said Sonwani. More ... Dont think a male child is safer than girls in any way A 28-year-old professional opens up about how being sexually abused as a boy impacted his speech, his confidence and altered his personality for life, and why it is important for survivors to speak up. I am sure it is very difficult for a girl to speak up, but let me tell you, it is as tough or probably tougher if you are a boy. I have felt helpless and alone in my emotional battle against the trauma of sexual abuse as a child. The sense of shame was very intense. I want to tell everyone reading my story that dont think the male child is safer than girls in any way. I am a 28-year-old working professional and I want to share my story now because I want people to know that it is not your fault if someone has abused you. There is nothing to be ashamed of. I want people to speak up. More ... Abuse of minors Two persons held KOCHI Puthencruz police, on Tuesday, arrested Baiju K (38) and Rajan CR (40) from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu for sexually abusing two siblings, aged 12 and seven, in Karukapally. Police said the accused used to visit the girls at home and abused them from April to July this year. A case was registered against them under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The incident came to light when the girls revealed their harrowing experience to their elder sister who lives in a relatives house. Childline officials said the accused were paramours of their mother and they allegedly abused the girls with her knowledge. More ... The trafficking bill can be misused against victims and activists The Centre has passed the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018, in the Lok Sabha that leaves out millions of victims of sex trafficking from its very definition. While the Bill mentions that “trafficking in human beings may be for sexual and physical exploitation,” sexual exploitation is not mentioned either in the definitions section or in the criminal provisions. In 2011, India ratified the Palermo Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children. So, it has an obligation to implement it domestically. More ... Deoria shelter home sex racket report sent to UP govt The district administration on Wednesday forwarded all details related to an alleged sex racket being run at a Deoria shelter home to the UP government. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday. District magistrate Amit Kishore confirmed that the district administration has completed the initial proceedings to hand over the case to CBI. “Details related to the alleged sexual abuse of inmates of Maa Vindhyavasini Mahila and Balika Sanrakshan Grih have been forwarded to the state government,” Kishore said. More ... Coalition against human trafficking launched In a move to mark World Day against trafficking in persons, the social work department of Stella Maris college launched the Coalition to End Human Trafficking, an alliance of varied political organisations and actors who joined together to raise awareness and end bonded labour and human trafficking. The event was presided over by veteran Communist Party of India leader R. Nallakannu. “Since India attained freedom, the forms of bonded labour has increased. It is our duty as citizens to work on ground level and eradicate it,” he said. More ... Gone girls the trafficked children of Yadadri When child care workers found her, the nine-year-old girl lay at the doorsteps of a house in BC Colony of Yadagirigutta, weeping, bruises on her hands. A frantic call to 1098, the child helpline, in end-July sent a team of officials from the Women and Child welfare Department and the police rushing to this suburb, 50 km from Hyderabad. The little girl reluctantly told the officials that her mother had beaten her up for indiscipline. The officials found this hard to believe, and closely questioned the woman, making her furious and abusive. More ... | |
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