15-year-old boy allegedly got kidnapped in Lakhimpur

Lakhimpur: A 15-year-old child was allegedly kidnapped on April 13, 2019, in No 1. Sonapur area under Bipuria Police Station of Lakhimpur District, as per police report, the matter is suspected to be a case of Child Trafficking.

Reports also state that one identified as Saiful Islam of the same village had allegedly lured the minor boy for a mobile handset and took him to Arunachal Pradesh and sold him to an unknown people.

After the incident came to light, a case was also registered at Bipuria Police Station; however, no whereabouts of the 7^th standard boy has been ascertained so far by the police.

Meanwhile, the poor parents of the minor boy had sought for Administration and Police support to rescue their only child from the clutches of Human Traffickers operating in Arunachal Pradesh.

It may also be mentioned that Saiful Islam also engaged in illegal gold smuggling, women trafficking and printing of fake Indian currency notes.

Accused Saiful Islam is reportedly absconding since April last.

India has a high volume of Child Trafficking. There have been many cases where children just disappear overnight, as many as one every eight minutes, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. In some cases, children are taken from their homes to be bought and sold in the market. In other cases, children are tricked into the hands of traffickers by being presented an opportunity for a job, when in reality, upon arrival they become enslaved.

In India, there is a large number of children trafficked for various reasons such as labour, begging, and sexual exploitation. Because of the nature of this crime; it is hard to track; and due to the poor enforcement of laws, it is difficult to prevent.

A root cause of commercial sexual exploitation and child trafficking in India is due to poverty, lack of education, and the need to support their family.

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