Human Trafficking
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Daler Mehndi's 2-year imprisonment sentence upheld by court in 19-year-old human trafficking case
India | Jul 14, 2022, 05:31 PM ISTDaler Mehndi Arrest: The Patiala Sessions has upheld 2018 verdict by a trial court sentencing Daler Mehndi to two years imprisonment in the 19-year-old human trafficking case.
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COVID: MHA issues advisory to States, UTs to ensure protection for vulnerable groups
India | May 21, 2021, 10:35 AM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued an advisory to all states and union territories, directing them to take cognizance of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups of society.
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PILs to safeguard children orphaned due to COVID: HC seeks stand of Centre, Delhi govt
India | May 10, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTChildren orphaned due to COVID-19 should be protected and guarded against being trafficked till they are legally adopted, two PILs have urged the Delhi High Court
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Father, 3 others held for selling 15-day-old boy in UP
Crime | Apr 25, 2021, 09:12 AM ISTThe main accused has been identified as Santosh Ram, a resident of Rudalpur Gayghat village under Phephana police station
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Delhi Police bust child trafficking racket, 14 minors rescued
News | Sep 11, 2020, 07:07 PM ISTTeam of Delhi Police railways unit arrested 10 persons involved in human trafficking and rescued 14 juveniles.
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COVID-19: Activists warn of sharp rise in human trafficking in near future
India | Aug 02, 2020, 10:27 AM ISTTarannum (name changed) has many cut marks on her wrist, scars that constantly remind her of the several years she spent in a brothel where she was sexually exploited countless times.
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Major Human Trafficking Case: 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to China
World | Dec 04, 2019, 11:50 PM ISTThe biggest case against traffickers has fallen apart. In October, a court in Faisalabad acquitted 31 Chinese nationals charged in connection with trafficking. Several of the women who had initially been interviewed by police refused to testify because they were either threatened or bribed into silence, according to a court official and a police investigator familiar with the case. The two spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retribution for speaking out.
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Anti-human trafficking units, women help desks to be set up using Nirbhaya fund: Irani
India | Nov 02, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTThe Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in Delhi. Its aim was to support the initiatives of the government and the NGOs working towards the safety of women.
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US retains India in Tier 2 list of countries in its report on human trafficking
World | Jun 20, 2019, 10:47 PM ISTThe US on Thursday retained India in Tier 2 list of countries in its annual report on human trafficking, arguing that the country does not fully meet the minimum standards for its elimination even as it is making progress.
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Keith Raniere, self-help Guru who attracted Hollywood stars, convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case
World | Jun 20, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTA jury in federal court in Brooklyn took less than five hours to find 58-year-old Keith Raniere guilty on all counts of sex-trafficking and coercing women into sex.
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12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram
India | May 06, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTEight women and four boys from Bangladesh were taken from a house to Bawngkawn police station here on Sunday, Deputy Inspector of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said.
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Dubai-based Indian teen gets acceptance letters from 7 high-ranking US universities
World | Apr 28, 2019, 05:37 PM IST"I honestly think there is no secret to being accepted into these many universities. The whole process is about discovering yourself. Everyone has something unique to offer," Simone told the media.
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Human trafficking racket busted in Delhi, 19 girls rescued
News | Aug 01, 2018, 10:13 AM ISTHuman trafficking racket busted in Delhi, 19 girls rescued
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Human trafficking: Investigations and convictions in India 'disproportionately' low, says US Department report
World | Jun 29, 2018, 10:33 AM ISTThe US State Department in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 2018 urged India to increase prosecutions and convictions for all forms of trafficking, including forced and bonded labour, and of officials allegedly complicit in it.
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US: Indian couple sentenced for human trafficking, face deportation
World | Mar 21, 2018, 04:58 PM ISTThe couple -- Vishnubhai Chaudhari (50) and Leelabahen Chaudhari (44), of Kimball, Nebraska, have also been asked to pay USD 40,000 to the victim.
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MP: Banchhada Community celebrates birth of girls, but for flesh-trade
India | Mar 18, 2018, 01:32 PM ISTFor the community prostitution is a way of life, passed down generations and young girls are groomed to become prostitutes as male members mostly live off their earnings.
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Daler Mehndi Convicted for Human Trafficking: Music Career, Biography, all you need to know
Celebrities | Mar 16, 2018, 06:15 PM ISTDaler Mehndi was arrested immediately after conviction but have been granted bail.
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Indian woman, forced to work as a 'slave' in Saudi Arabia, returns home after 14-month ordeal
India | Sep 24, 2017, 03:49 PM IST42-year-old Jacintha Mendonca has returned home after a 14-month ordeal in Saudi Arabia, where she was forced to work as a "slave" in a household.
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Hyderabadi woman, sold for Rs 3 lakh, faces sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia, wants to come back home
India | Apr 24, 2017, 01:30 PM ISTYet another shocking incident of a Hyderabadi woman facing mental and physical harassment at the hands of her kafil in Saudi Arabia has come into light.
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West Bengal tops in human trafficking cases, Rajasthan follows
India | Mar 26, 2017, 02:03 PM ISTWest Bengal topped the list of states with the maximum number of human trafficking cases in 2016 followed by Rajasthan as the two accounted for around 61 per cent of such cases in the country.