India: Children missing

Written by Super User 14 Mar 2015
India: Children missing

Children who go missing in India are exploited and abused for various purposes - exported as camel jockeys in the Gulf countries or victims of body organ trade and even grotesque cannibalism as reported at Nithari village in Noida. There are large numbers of children running away from homes after dropping out of school or facing difficulties at home. They run to the glamorous big cities where they are exploited and employed in tea stalls, brothels, begging, etc. These children come from poorer families who do not have access to police services or whose reports are not taken seriously. When a child goes missing in India no offence is seen to be committed. Police generate awareness through the media and the police headquarters of each state has a missing person bureau, but nevertheless trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved. Stop the Traffic reports it as the fastest growing international crime. See also

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