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- At a legal awareness programme held at the Government First Grade Women's College in Sindhanur to mark Anti-Human Trafficking Day, Third Additional District and Sessions Judge Somasekhar K. said human trafficking is a punishable crime.
- He noted that girls and women are increasingly being lured with promises and exploited for sexual abuse, prostitution, bonded labour, begging and sale, and said that of 14 cases before him when he was transferred to Sindhanur, 12 involved violence against women.
- He cited a past case where an inter-caste couple's marriage led to the woman being confined for 14 years before an anonymous complaint led to intervention.
- He urged students to report such incidents confidentially by calling the free helpline 1098, and DYSP Chandrashekhar Nayak said Sindhanur now hosts people from many states and sees various crimes, with police having caught offenders and recovered stolen gold and mobile phones.
What to watch next
- Whether more legal awareness programmes or trafficking-related complaints follow in Sindhanur
- Use of the free helpline 1098 for confidential reporting of such cases
- Police action on crimes in Sindhanur, where people from various states reside
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