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Even though one-and-a half-year has passed since the UT police launched the Human Trafficking Wing in its Sector 17 office, but not a single case has been registered till date. Apart from registering a few cases of child labour nothing significant has been done on human trafficking. Till April this year, 53 adults and 19 minors have been reported missing compared to 2015 when 140 adults and 46 minors were found missing. While few minors who went missing were assumed to have eloped only to return back, there is percentage of adults and children who never came back. However, the in-charge of the Human Trafficking Wing has a different story to tell. When enquired, she said, “We have not come across a single case of human trafficking in city as of now. However, child labour is rampant.” Speaking to Chandigarh Newsline, advocate AS Sukhija said, “The chances of trafficking of children who went missing is there as a child might be forced into begging. It is a serious issue and it is the responsibility of the administration to maintain law and order. Begging must be stopped in the city.” Advocate Manjit who is working with the state legal services authority asserted, “The issue of people going missing is very serious and should be taken up with great sensitivity. We have children who go missing. Even if a girl elopes, the boy might sell the girl. So, we need to be very proactive in such cases. It can be that children and adults who are lost may be mentally disturbed. These people might be forced to turn into beggars and prostitutes.” “A section of people become homeless as they fail to return home. They need help from doctors. We need to have a separate home for such people,” said Dr BS Chavan, head of department psychiatry GMCH-32. Elaborating on how lack of shelter is correlated with mental illness,Chavan said, “Those who lose their way and become homeless are mentally disturbed. In India, as per the 2001 census, the total urban homeless population is 7,78,599 people. While Delhi had 3.1 per cent, Bihar and Tamil Nadu had 1.6 and 7.3 respectively. Each country has a different approach to homeless people therefore the comparisons should be made with caution. According to a study, third world countries such as Brazil, lack of shelter in India is rampant with millions of children living and sleeping on streets.”
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trafficking, child labour, human trafficking, children,begging, state legal services, menatally disturbed, India, homeless population
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