Jaskirat Singh jailed in UK for 5 years/Image: BBC An Indian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting his role in a smuggling network that transported migrants from the UK to France hidden inside lorries. Jaskirat Singh, 25, from Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court after pleading guilty…
Guwahati: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has found that underprivileged and illiterate youths from rural, remote areas of Assam are targeted to be trafficked to Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh using profitable jobs to lure them.This came to light after the rescue of 115 persons from the age group 15- 35, which includes 39 minors and 48…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday night busted two separate sex rackets in different districts of the state, leading to the arrest of several persons and the rescue of multiple victims during the operations.The first incident took place in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district, where a team from Geetanagar Police Station raided an alleged prostitution racket operating inside…
US consul general Kathy Giles-Diaz addresses the inaugural session on Wednesday Ranchi: US consul general in Kolkata, Kathy Giles-Diaz, on Wednesday highlighted the growing threat posed by trafficking networks and called for stronger collaboration.Addressing the inaugural session of ‘Freedom 250: US-India Coordination to Counter Trafficking Threats Conclave’ in Ranchi, she said, “Trafficking, as you all…
New Delhi: An alleged sex racket, operating under the guise of spa services in south Delhi’s Wazir Nagar, has been busted and three persons, including a woman, have been arrested.Three from Thailand were among the 15 women rescued from three spas functioning out of a commercial property. Police received a tip-off last Wednesday from NGO…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police have arrested the alleged kingpins of an inter-state child trafficking racket — a Rajasthan-based couple accused of sourcing minor girls from UP and selling them into forced marriages. Investigators say the duo has trafficked nearly a dozen girls since 2018.The accused Sonam and her husband Bhupendra Chaudhary were arrested from Kota district…
Dumka DC Abhijit Sinha inaugurates a workshop on state action plan on elimination of child labour Ranchi: As many as 362 child labourers have been rescued across the state over the last three years, with legal proceedings initiated against 262 employers, according to govt data.In 2023-24, as many as 122 children were rescued, followed by…
According to STF, even while abroad, Garg remained active in organised crime According to STF, even while abroad, Garg remained active in organised crime According to STF, even while abroad, Garg remained active in organised crime According to STF, even while abroad, Garg remained active in organised crime According to STF, even while abroad, Garg…
Hyderabad: In a significant ruling clarifying the legal liability of ‘customers’ in prostitution cases, the Telangana high court has ruled that the mere presence of a person in or around a brothel is not enough to prosecute him under Section 370A(2) of the Indian Penal Code as a customer. The section deals with human trafficking…
Howrah: A 38-year-old man, Gopal Sarkar, accused of running a sex trafficking racket was found dead and wrapped in a saree near the Dhulagarh truck terminal in Howrah on Tuesday night. Police arrested Happy Singh, who allegedly confessed to killing Sarkar, claiming his sister was among several underage girls lured into prostitution through false job…
