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- At a World Day Against Trafficking in Persons event in Karnataka, Principal District and Sessions Judge Usha Rani said rehabilitation of trafficking survivors is a constitutional right under Article 21, not merely government policy or charity.
- She warned that trafficking networks increasingly lure people through online scams, cybercrime and false job promises, with over 60% of victims being women and children below 18.
- She cited a recent raid on brick kilns in Devanahalli in which 18 adults and seven children were rescued.
- Officials said government departments cannot tackle bonded labour and trafficking without support from voluntary organisations.
What to watch next
- Follow-up support and rehabilitation for the 25 people rescued in the Devanahalli brick kiln raid
- Enforcement against trafficking networks using online scams and fraudulent job offers
- Government-NGO collaborations, such as the T. Narasipur rescue operation, for bonded labour awareness and rescue
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Named India · Department of Women and Child Development · District Legal Services Authority · DLSA · Justice · Nagaraju R. · Usha Rani · Vikasa Samsthe
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