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Telangana police booked 336 human trafficking cases in 2023, standing second in India. They rescued 626 persons, including 604 women. Anti-Human Trafficking Units continue raids against gangs, aiming to make the State free from human trafficking, says Women’s Wing official

Hyderabad police rescued a teenage girl trafficked from Bangladesh, highlighting cross-border human trafficking networks. This is the fourth such case in the city, with Bangladeshi women repeatedly found in brothels. Officials say poverty and organised mafia fuel the exploitation

Cyber slavery, or digital slavery, is emerging as a new form of human trafficking. Victims are lured with fake jobs and coerced into online scams. India has seen losses of Rs 500 crore in a year, officials say, highlighting global jurisdictional challenges

Railway authorities in Assam rescued 26 minor girls and young women from a suspected human trafficking attempt at Tinsukia station. The operation coincides with Assam’s rollout of a comprehensive policy to combat trafficking and witch-hunting, focusing on prevention and rehabilitation

A 22-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was arrested by Khammam Cybercrime Police for allegedly duping a retired teacher of Rs. 26 lakh by impersonating a Bengaluru police officer. The fraudster claimed the victim was linked to human trafficking and money laundering.

Telangana’s Intermediate Education Department is launching an anti-drug and anti-trafficking campaign across GJCs by training 500 lecturers.

The victim's parents lodged a missing complaint with Bheempur police who launched a search for the girl.

The accused admitted to selling two tribal girls from the district to individuals and sex racket organisers in Madhya Pradesh.

Two men convicted in a human smuggling case that led to the death of an Indian family at the US-Canada border will be sentenced Wednesday in Minnesota. Prosecutors seek up to 20 years for the ringleader and 11 for the driver.

They were running a human trafficking network, say police; the gang used to target poor and uneducated individuals, offering them fake promises of high-paying jobs in Gulf countries

Traffickers exploit women facing financial hardships by promising them jobs in India. Once these women enter the country illegally, they are forced into illegal activities. Their undocumented status prevents them from seeking help from the police, creating an advantage for the organisers

After sending a few documents, the scamsters conned the woman into transferring the amount from her bank accounts to some other accounts provided by them.

Srikanth Reddy, Sub-Inspector of Filmnagar police station, and woman constable Nenavath Lavanya of Punjagutta ensured the rescue and safe repatriation of four Bangladeshi women

The police rescued a few Bangladeshi women and arrested the organisers

Additional DCP (Admin) Naresh Kumar released publicity posters prepared by Action for Integrated Development (AID) and the district police’ anti-human trafficking unit against human trafficking here on Monday marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons that falls on July 30.

Also dismiss media reports that any members of the family faced detention

Additional Director General Police, Railways and Road Safety, Mahesh M Bhagwat who was the chief guest in the workshop, said that a large number of children access the rail network to reach cities in the hope of a better life.

Harlan Coben's Shelter deals with the concept of trafficking albeit in a manner more suited to the audiences at home. The story is based on a young adult novel of the same name and revolves around the activities of Mickey Bolitar and his friends.

A court in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh sentenced a man and a woman to 14-year imprisonment on Thursday in a case of trafficking of two minor girls.

Rachakonda police are now seeking the support of cybercrime experts and IT cell to gather technical information on individuals who are involved in running human trafficking units