Tea gardens that once brewed the world-famous Darjeeling tea have now become a hotbed for trafficking, owing to the undermining of labour rights and rising deprivation. The Dooars region of West Bengal is known for its alluvial soil and cool climatic conditions, making it a fertile ground for tea gardens. But as tea gardens shut […]
Two Minor girls from Tea Garden rescued from traffickers by KUK NGO
Report by PRASHANT ACHARYA Siliguri2 Feb 2016 Two minor girls from closed Panighatta Tea Garden were rescued from allegedly being trafficked to Dubai with the efforts of NGO KanchanjungaUddhar Kendra (KUK), Siliguri and Railway Protection Force (RPF) Patna. According to the information one local agent Guria Darjee from Jabra More, Naxalbari has been arrested […]
Three Minor Girls From Kurseong, Rescued in Kolkata
Three minor girls were rescued from the port area of the city today after they went missing from their Kurseong home in Darjeeling district, police said today. The three were rescued after a tip off from an NGO and were spotted Mallikghat Flower Market area. The girls have been handed over to representatives of the […]
Child’s rescue blows lid off trafficking racket in Darjeeling Hills
Writes Amitava Banerjee The rescue of a 15-year-old boy from the Darjeeling Hills, who had escaped from a monastery in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, has brought to light a threat that has been plaguing the Hills. Pic for illustration purpose Many children, especially from the economically backward strata of society, are forcefully sent to religious institutions […]
Darjeeling police suspect human trafficking racket working in Jalandhar
The Darjeeling police are suspecting a high-level human trafficking racket working in Jalandhar, where the girls, especially from Darjeeling, a hilly town of West Bengal, are being trafficked. A team of the Darjeeling police had allegedly recovered the three girls, all around 17, missing from Kalimpong village in the Darjeeling hills since October 8, on […]
Kalimpong – two minor girls rescued from Dharampur Himachal Pradesh – accused arrested
Kalimpong police and the child rights activists of Bal Suraksha Abhiyan and Chidline rescued two minor girls form Dharampur village in Solon district of Himachal Pradesh. Rubina Darjee (13) and Nagma Bano (13) (names changed), both the residents of a village in the vicinity of the town. The two had accompanied with one Maheshwar Singh […]
