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
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.
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
The operation was conducted in collaboration with the NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan and based on the intelligence generated from continuous data analysis by the RPF's Cyber Cell