Set up anti­-trafficking units: Calcutta HC

Why in the news ?
  • The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to set up an anti-human traffiking unit headed by a specially trained officer, preferably a woman, in every district of the State. 
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  • Any FIR registered under the sections of Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956, and sections 370, 372, 373 of the Indian Penal Code or under the provisions of the POCSO Act, involving commercial sexual exploitation of women, should be investigated by the anti­human trafficking unit.
  • The police station where the FIR is registered will hand over such cases to the unit in 24 hours.
  • The direction assumes significance as Bengal has recorded the maximum cases of trafficking in the country. 
  • According to the latest NCRB data, Bengal in 2016 recorded 3,579 cases of human trafficking (44%) among 8,132 cases recorded in the country. 
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Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 11th Jul 2018
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