Increasing number of cases of ‘human trafficking’ poses challenge for the police and sensitivity and understanding towards such cases would increase in the two-day work shop, said DGP Rishi Shukla at the inauguration of the workshop on ‘Serious Offences Under Human Trafficking’ at the Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI) on Wednesday. ADG (Crime against woman) Aruna Mohan Rao said that due to its location at the centre of the country the State becomes ‘transit center’ of Human Trafficking. Women and children from tribal regions are taken for bonded labour and flesh trade in cities and organised crime works behind this ‘Human Trafficking’ and it is very important to increase awareness by providing training to the police officials. The two day workshop has been organized by MP police in support with Delhi based NGO Shakti Wahini. Director of Shakti Wahini and Supreme Court lawyer Ravikant shared different cases of Human Trafficking in different parts of the country. The most number of cases are reported regarding missing children in West Bengal.
He said that to fight this organized crime all the states have to fight it by uniting as in the crime state borders of several states are included due to which awareness is of utmost importance.
According to the Supreme Court guideline FIR has to be registered by in all the cases of victims of Human Trafficking who are of 18 years and below 18 years of age. Senior police officials and members of NGO were present at the workshop.