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IPC Section 370
According to the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India, the "Criminal Law (amendment) Act 2013 has come into force wherein Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code has been substituted with Section 370 and 370A IPC which provide for comprehensive measures to counter the menace of human trafficking including trafficking of children for exploitation in any form including physical exploitation or any form of sexual exploitation, slavery, servitude, or the forced removal of organs." -
Over 9,000 Indian children were victims of trafficking
"According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Many are lured from far-flung rural areas to cities with promises of jobs, only to be sold into slavery"
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Operation Muskan Initiated
"The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan himself initiated ‘Operation Muskan’ in coordination with the Madhya Pradesh police"
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26 girls were saved from child traffickers because of a train passenger's tweet
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The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill
"The Bill creates a law for investigation of all types of trafficking, and rescue, protection and rehabilitation of trafficked victims."
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1,714 cases of human trafficking registered
"About 1,714 cases of human trafficking were registered by the government''s anti-human trafficking units... with sexual exploitation for prostitution, forced labour and domestic servitude being the top reasons behind it"
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The Madhya Pradesh Police traced 2,444 missing girls kidnapped from different districts under 'Operation Muskaan'
"The Madhya Pradesh Police from 6 January to 31 January 2021 traced 2,444 missing girls kidnapped from different districts under 'Operation Muskaan' in just 25 days. Of these, there are 429 such, which have been found in other states. For this, the police also raided 22 states of the country"
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