: Friday, 18 July 2025 7:45 pm
• The biggest reason for misuse of poverty and technology – “This is a serious, organized crime”: DGP Malini Aggarwal
Jaipur. The two -day state -level conference on human trafficking started today at the Rajasthan Police Academy in Jaipur. The initiative is being taken by the Civil Rights of Rajasthan Police Headquarters and the Anti-Human Trafficking Branch under the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The conference is mainly focused on major issues like bonded labor, sexual trafficking and border crossing.
The main objective of this two-day event is to deeply consult all major aspects of human trafficking. This includes understanding its changing nature, improving the methods of identification and prevention of the victims, effective rehabilitation of the remaining people and their integration in the society and implementing strict legal action against the smugglers. The conference will also insist on promoting coordination between various departments and states. The goal of Rajasthan Police is to increase coordination between all concerned departments and agencies through this platform, create capacity and share knowledge.
In the inaugural session, Director General of Police Civil Rights Malini Aggarwal said that human trafficking is a serious, organized and cognizable offense, which often has poverty at the root. Citing the 2024 report of the International Labor Organization (ILO), he said that the annual profit from human trafficking has reached $ 236 billion, which is a shocking increase of 37% in illegal profits since 2014. He described this conference as an important step in strengthening the state’s response to human trafficking.
DG Intelligence Sanjay Aggarwal stressed that smuggling is not limited to big cities, but it often starts with small towns and villages. He emphasized the need to raise questions about their life situations and safety for children begging on the streets or selling goods. He also said that smugglers are now experts of technology, so we also have to use digital equipment and innovation to combat these crimes.
Former NDRF director retired IPS Dr. P.M. Nair said in his address that when we see the crime of smuggling, we have to break our silence. Human trafficking is organized crime and basket of crime. He described this crime as ‘amoeba’, which even if a piece is saved, then grows again.
Joint Secretary, Home Department Manju Vijay said that human trafficking is a serious concern for the state and the whole country. He described this two -day training program designed to develop a deeper understanding of human trafficking and prepare all the relatives to respond more effectively on the issue.
Practical results and ‘free’ handbook
This conference is expected to reveal practical results, including strong strategies and working solutions to prevent smuggling and provide justice to the victims. In addition, a handbook called ‘Vimukta’ will be launched on Saturday 19 July, which will serve as a reference tool for all the officers dealing with human trafficking.
Poster released on human trafficking
On the first day of the conference, a poster was also released on human trafficking to be displayed in police stations and government offices on Friday 18 July.
DG Smt. Aggarwal said that 2022 data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that 117 human trafficking cases were registered in Rajasthan, with 432 forcibly bonded labor out of 461 victims rescued. The geographical location of Rajasthan, its border with economically rich states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, makes it an important transit and source area for smuggling victims. Weak population, especially marginalized communities, are often lured under false employment promises, and then pushed into exploitative work conditions and bonded labor.
Due to poverty, low awareness and weak enforcement, Rajasthan remains a major source, transit and destination for smuggling laborers. In the 1980s, industries such as brick-kilns, which were out of Agra due to environmental policies, have expanded rapidly in the state. Bonded labor is broad in particularly unorganized sector and it inconsistently affects weak groups such as scheduled castes and tribal communities. According to the Planning Commission, 83 percent of the rehabilitated bonded laborers belong to Scheduled Castes and Tribes communities.
This conference is an important step towards strengthening the commitment of Rajasthan Police against human trafficking and ensuring safety of weaker sections of the society.
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