Human Trafficking in India

Human trafficking is the third largest organised crime after drugs and arms trade across the globe. 80% of Human Trafficking across the globe is for sexual exploitation. Human trafficking is one of the major problems in India. In 2016 about 23000 of human trafficking case is reported in India and the no. is increasing in each passing year. West Bengal ranked highest in Human trafficking cases. Around 40% of human trafficking is from West Bengal followed by Assam, Rajasthan, and Gujarat etc. The reasons for human trafficking are lack of education, poverty, political instability, corruption, poor legal system etc. Reasons of human trafficking are Forced marriage, bonded labour, sexual exploitation, organ trade racket etc. Statistical data on human trafficking in India and suggesting how it can be controlled. Saurojit Barua"Human Trafficking in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd12794.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/12794/human-trafficking-in-india/saurojit--barua