Chaibasa (Jharkhand), May 18 (IANS) In a major crackdown, police in Chakradharpur of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have busted a human trafficking racket and rescued 36 labourers and six minor children.A joint team of the police and the Labour Department conducted a raid at a hotel and rescued the labourers and the minors, who were allegedly being prepared to be taken to Gujarat.The action was taken based on a tip-off. Police had received information that a large number of male and female …
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Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Cyberabad Police have registered cases against social media accounts, which posted photos and videos of the victim in the POCSO case registered against Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath, officials said on Friday. The cases have been registered at the Pet Basheerabad Police Station, where the POCSO case was booked against Bhageerath on May 8.”Based on the complaint lodged by the Child Welfare Committee Chairperson of Medchal-Mal…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Exposing the dangerous nexus of child trafficking from Rajasthan for labour in other states, as many as 91 minor children, mostly from the state, were rescued from three textile units in Surat during a joint operation. The operation, based on intelligence provided by Rajasthan-based Gayatri Seva Sansthan, was conducted jointly by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, 22 police officials from Rajasthan, officials from Puna Po…
Patna, May 12 (IANS) In a significant anti-trafficking operation, the police and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in Gopalganj rescued more than 44 minor girls from exploitation linked to illegal orchestra groups operating across the district. The coordinated raids were carried out under the supervision of district SP Vinay Tiwari.A special task force, formed on his directive, conducted simultaneous operations on nearly 15 orchestra groups functioning in different police station areas.Po…
Vadodara, May 11 (IANS) An atmosphere of excitement gripped the city of Vadodara in Gujarat on Monday as preparations intensified for the grand road show of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The route of the procession has been decorated in saffron, while around 15 stages have been erected along the stretch to showcase cultural performances from across India, reflecting the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’.Artists from several states performed folk dances, with Assam’s traditional…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday rescued a 17-year-old minor girl and arrested an accused in a swift operation carried out by the women patrolling team of Mahila Chowki, Central District, preventing a serious crime as the victim was lured to Delhi on the pretext of getting her a job. According to officials, the incident came to light on April 2, at around 10:00 AM, when a police team from Kamla Market Police Station comprising SI Kiran Sethi, W/Ct Khushboo, and W/Ct Pooja wa…
Guwahati, March 29 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has demonstrated heightened vigilance and operational efficiency through a series of successful actions carried out across its jurisdiction.NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the operations conducted on March 24 covered railway stations and trains at Guwahati, Kamakhya, Hojai, New Bongaigaon (all in Assam), Agartala (Tripura), Aluabari and New Jalpaiguri (both…
Greater Noida, March 22 (IANS) A nurse was caught red-handed while allegedly attempting to sell a newborn baby girl for Rs 2.60 lakh in Greater Noida, leading to the arrest of three other accused persons, including the owner of a private hospital, officials said on Sunday.The police said they have unearthed a conspiracy involving the sale of a five-to-six-day-old infant in Greater Noida West, with the transaction reportedly fixed at Rs 2.60 lakh. Acting swiftly, the authorities apprehended those…
Ahmedabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch, in a joint operation with Banaskantha Police, has arrested Yunus, identified as the suspected kingpin and main supplier in an organised child kidnapping and trafficking racket, officials said on Wednesday.The arrest is directly linked to the investigation into the trafficking of a 15-day-old infant rescued on January 29 and is being treated as a key development in the case.Speaking to IANS, a Crime Branch official said, “Yunus was apprehended f…
Agartala, Dec 25 (IANS) A three-member official team of the Tripura government on Thursday left for Arunachal Pradesh to bring back 24 child labourers, along with a few adult workers, who were allegedly trafficked to the state (Arunachal) for unauthorised work, a minister said. Tripura Labour, Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy said that the official team comprising officials of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the Labour Department and the Tripura Police has already left U…