Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Human Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 538

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY 2024/ MAGHA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

## HUMAN TRAFFICKING

538.      SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  country  recorded  as  many  as  10,659  cases  of  human trafficking between 2018 and 2022 and if so, the details thereof during the last five years;

(b) the number of culprits who have been arrested for the offence of human trafficking in the country during the last five years, State-wise;

(c)  the  number  of  persons  found  guilty  out  of  them  and  the  number  of persons convicted and acquitted out of them;

(d) whether the Government have initiated steps to strengthen the laws in this regard to reduce or completely terminate human trafficking; and

(e) the number of Special Police Officers or Departments/wings that have been  established  in  the  country  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA), 1956?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles crime statistics reported to it by  the States and Union Territories  (UTs) and  publishes

the same  in  its  annual  publication  'Crime in India'. The latest  published

report  is of the year  2022. The number of cases registered under human trafficking during the years 2018 to 2022 are given below:

|   S.No. |   Year |   Cases registered |
|---------|--------|--------------------|
|       1 |   2018 |               2278 |
|       2 |   2019 |               2208 |
|       3 |   2020 |               1714 |
|       4 |   2021 |               2189 |
|       5 |   2022 |               2250 |

(b) & (c): State/UT-wise  number  of  persons  arrested,  charge-sheeted, convicted  and  acquitted/discharged  for  the  crime  of  Human  Trafficking during the years 2018 to 2022 are given in Annexure.

(d): Strengthening of laws is a continuous process which is undertaken by the Government from time to time. For strengthening the criminal laws and  providing  strict  punishment  for  various  crimes,  including  human trafficking,  the  Bharatiya  Nyaya  Sanhita,  2023;  the  Bharatiya  Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 have been  passed  by  the  Parliament  of  India  and  published  in  the  Gazette  of India on 25 th  December, 2023.

(e): There is no proposal for appointing special police officers under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 as the existing laws have appropriate provisions for dealing with the crime of human trafficking and for taking penal action against the criminals.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 538 for 6.2.2024

State/UT-wise details of persons arrested (PAR), persons charge-sheeted (PCS), persons convicted (PCT) and persons acquitted/discharged by court (PAC)under human trafficking during 2018-2020

| Sl.          | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019    | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   |
|--------------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| No.          | State/UT                    | PAR    | PCS    | PCT    | PAC    | PAR    | PCS     | PCT    | PAC    | PAR    | PCS    | PCT    | PAC    |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh              | 863    | 487    | 48     | 484    | 825    | 512 136 | 455    | 619    | 324    |        | 13     | 181    |
| 2            | Arunachal Pradesh           | 3      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 0       | 0 0    | 3      | 2      | 0      |        | 4      |
| 3            | Assam                       | 316    | 145    | 3      | 26     | 237    | 97      | 1      | 22     | 166    | 87     | 0      | 10     |
| 4            | Bihar                       | 337    | 271    | 10     | 0      | 195    | 154     | 0      | 0      | 247    | 229    | 0      | 0      |
| 5            | Chhattisgarh                | 96     | 92     | 7      | 17     | 91     | 74      | 5      | 8      | 105    | 101    | 0      | 2      |
| 6            | Goa                         | 106    | 149    | 1      | 15     | 70     | 76      | 1      | 19     | 27     | 36     | 0      | 6      |
| 7            | Gujarat                     | 38     | 38     | 8      | 0      | 40     | 40      | 0      | 0      | 68     | 56     | 0      | 0      |
| 8            | Haryana                     | 70     | 65     | 1      | 1      | 21     | 21      | 0      | 72     | 51     | 46     | 0      | 0      |
| 9            | Himachal Pradesh            | 22     | 22     | 0      | 3      | 29     | 26      | 3      | 15     | 8      | 5      | 0      | 0      |
| 10           | Jharkhand                   | 224    | 188    | 30     | 16     | 198    | 141     | 39     | 40     | 333    | 269    | 58     | 160    |
| 11           | Karnataka                   | 81     | 38     | 0      | 106    | 115    | 85      | 0      | 0      | 59     | 56     | 0      | 0      |
| 12           | Kerala                      | 197    | 84     | 1      | 16     | 246    | 147     | 2      | 13     | 408    | 264    | 0      | 16     |
| 13           | Madhya Pradesh              | 291    | 269    | 28     | 112    | 390    | 382     | 34     | 76     | 309    | 287    | 5      | 26     |
| 14           | Maharashtra                 | 901    | 586    | 4      | 22     | 658    | 407     | 1      | 15     | 567    | 346    | 2      | 8      |
| 15           | Manipur                     | 6      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 13     | 2       | 0      | 0      | 8      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16           | Meghalaya                   | 25     | 14     | 0      | 0      | 41     | 18      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17           | Mizoram                     | 3      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 13     | 9       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18           | Nagaland                    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 10     | 10      | 0      | 0      | 9      | 9      | 0      | 0      |
| 19           | Odisha                      | 80     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 239    | 0       | 0      | 0      | 189    | 120    | 0      | 9      |
| 20           | Punjab                      | 71     | 43     | 6      | 13     | 57     | 38      | 0      | 17     | 84     | 55     | 0      | 18     |
| 21           | Rajasthan                   | 117    | 103    | 0      | 0      | 220    | 188     | 0      | 0      | 273    | 251    | 0      | 0      |
| 22           | Sikkim                      | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23           | Tamil Nadu                  | 48     | 35     | 2      | 41     | 43     | 22      | 4      | 4      | 37     | 21     | 11     | 1      |
| 24           | Telangana                   | 789    | 666    | 1      | 98     | 575    | 474     | 70     | 368    | 752    | 684    | 2      | 126    |
| 25           | Tripura                     | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 7      | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 26           | Uttar Pradesh               | 115    | 101    | 177    | 0      | 204    | 185     | 5      | 0      | 344    | 158    | 0      | 0      |
| 27           | Uttarakhand                 | 82     | 88     | 4 18   | 7 174  | 75 249 | 69      | 1 1    | 19     | 23     | 29     | 5      | 15 128 |
| 28           | West Bengal                 | 330    | 341    |        |        |        | 229     |        | 246    | 109    | 110    | 1      |        |
| 29           | A & N Islands               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 30           | Chandigarh                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 5       | 0      | 0      | 7      | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 31           | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu + | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 3       | 0      | 10     | 9      | 9      | 0      | 0      |
| 32           | Delhi UT                    | 168    | 132    | 3      | 7      | 176    | 112     | 4      | 0      | 112    | 80     | 4      | 5      |
| 34           | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -       | -      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33 Jammu& 35 | Kashmir * Lakshadweep       | 6 0    | 6      | 3 0    | 7      | 0      | 0       | 0 0    | 2      | 12 0   | 12 0   | 0 0    | 0 0    |
| 36           | Puducherry                  | 0      | 0 0    |        | 0 0    | 0 8    | 0 0     | 0      | 0 0    | 17     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|              |                             |        |        | 0      |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | TOTAL                       | 5388   | 3974   | 355    | 1166   | 5047   | 3526    | 307    | 1401   | 4966   | 3661   | 101    | 715    |

Source: Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 to 2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2018 to 2019

State/UT-wise details of persons arrested (PAR), persons charge-sheeted (PCS), persons convicted (PCT) and persons acquitted/discharged by court (PAC) under human trafficking during 2021-2022

| Sl.   | State/UT             | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2022   | 2022   | 2022   | 2022   |
|-------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| No.   | State/UT             | PAR    | PCS    | PCT    | PAC    | PAR    | PCS    | PCT    | PAC    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 757    | 485    | 8      | 127    | 775    | 529    | 12     | 423    |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 5      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam                | 349    | 182    | 0      | 12     | 218    | 165    | 0      | 27     |
| 4     | Bihar                | 331    | 261    | 0      | 0      | 560    | 558    | 8      | 1      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 80     | 63     | 2      | 5      | 69     | 67     | 12     | 0      |
| 6     | Goa                  | 26     | 31     | 0      | 9      | 1      | 1      | 2      | 21     |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 49     | 47     | 0      | 0      | 54     | 54     | 0      | 0      |
| 8     | Haryana              | 124    | 119    | 0      | 19     | 66     | 63     | 8      | 15     |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 32     | 32     | 0      | 6      | 34     | 19     | 0      | 2      |
| 10    | Jharkhand            | 114    | 84     | 21     | 3      | 131    | 87     | 19     | 22     |
| 11    | Karnataka            | 97     | 43     | 0      | 1      | 72     | 71     | 0      | 13     |
| 12    | Kerala               | 347    | 288    | 1      | 52     | 319    | 226    | 0      | 184    |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh       | 372    | 327    | 16     | 131    | 394    | 358    | 40     | 128    |
| 14    | Maharashtra          | 804    | 696    | 1      | 5      | 787    | 561    | 8      | 41     |
| 15    | Manipur              | 7      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16    | Meghalaya            | 4      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 3      | 0      | 1      |
| 17    | Mizoram              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18    | Nagaland             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Odisha               | 228    | 112    | 0      | 9      | 433    | 138    | 0      | 5      |
| 20    | Punjab               | 53     | 63     | 1      | 3      | 51     | 19     | 1      | 22     |
| 21    | Rajasthan            | 187    | 187    | 0      | 0      | 201    | 200    | 0      | 0      |
| 22    | Sikkim               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu           | 10     | 3      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 2      |
| 24    | Telangana            | 1050   | 692    | 0      | 63     | 1019   | 1125   | 2      | 63     |
| 25    | Tripura              | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh        | 310    | 32     | 0      | 0      | 201    | 13     | 0      | 0      |
| 27    | Uttarakhand          | 49     | 30     | 7      | 19     | 65     | 71     | 0      | 10     |
| 28    | West Bengal          | 159    | 201    | 6      | 48     | 139    | 140    | 81     | 141    |
| 29    | A & N Islands        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30    | Chandigarh           | 4      | 4      | 0      | 2      | 3      | 5      | 5      | 3      |
| 31    | D&N Haveli and Daman | 0      | 0 131  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32    | Delhi UT             | 174    |        | 0      | 0      | 217    | 147    | 4      | 10     |
| 33    | Jammu& Kashmir       | 7      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 17     | 8      | 0      | 0      |
| 34    | Ladakh               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    | Puducherry           | 25     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 28     | 9      | 2      | 0      |
|       | TOTAL                | 5755   | 4120   | 64     | 520    | 5864   | 4639   | 204    | 1134   |

Source: Crime in India