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NayantaraIn 2009, Nayantara (name changed) was a young girl who went missing from the South 24 Paraganas District of West Bengal.At 16, Nayantara was drugged, b...
Though Kolkata surfaced to be the second safest city as per the number of crimes per lakh of population, West Bengal registered the highest number of cases of human trafficking in the year 2016. According to a report released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the state lagged behind in several key areas in regards to women’s safety and ranked second in recording crimes against women.
This year, Andhra Pradesh issued a GO to criminalize buying of sex – it’s the first Indian state to explore beyond the conventional horizons of human trafficking punishment. This means once the law is set into motion, anyone who buys sex from the sex workers will face criminal charges and imprisonment.
People living in an urban environment often lead a sheltered life. Very few comes across the victims of sex trafficking and when they do, it turns to be an eye-opener for them.
Given that trafficking is based on the exploitation of individuals, all victims of trafficking may be subject to physical, psychological, and social impacts.
Crimes against children are on the rise – in India, children are the most vulnerable souls on earth to come under the deadly grips of sexual abuse, trafficking and slavery.