Two sentenced to 14 years in jail for trafficking minors
Jaipur Apr 19 PTI A special court here has sentenced two men to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking of minors A court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act on April 16 also imposed a fine of Rs 564 lakh on each of the culprit Mohammed Qudus and Mohammed Yunus Special judge Tara Agarwal observed that both the accused had violated the rights of the children and forced them into child labour Another accused Mohammed Shamshad died during the trial and hence charges against him were abated while Hasmul Miyan was acquitted as per the court order received on Tuesday Physical and mental cruelty towards children and forcing them into child labour was a heinous offence Public Prosecutor Rakesh Mehrishi said In 2018 Bachpan Bachao Andolan BBA activists along with the police and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit haD conducted a raid on a house in Shastri Nagar Jaipur and rescued 33 minor children The rescued children were trafficked from Bihar and were forced to work An FIR was registered against the four accused under various sections of the IPC Juvenile Justice Act and Child Labour ActBBA Director Manish Sharma said that stringent punishment is the only deterrent for such heinous crimes We hope that the union government passes the anti-trafficking bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament he added PTI AG RCJ
Jaipur Apr 19 PTI A special court here has sentenced two men to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking of minors A court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act on April 16 also imposed a fine of Rs 564 lakh on each of the culprit Mohammed Qudus and Mohammed Yunus Special judge Tara Agarwal observed that both the accused had violated the rights of the children and forced them into child labour Another accused Mohammed Shamshad died during the trial and hence charges against him were abated while Hasmul Miyan was acquitted as per the court order received on Tuesday Physical and mental cruelty towards children and forcing them into child labour was a heinous offence Public Prosecutor Rakesh Mehrishi said In 2018 Bachpan Bachao Andolan BBA activists along with the police and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit haD conducted a raid on a house in Shastri Nagar Jaipur and rescued 33 minor children The rescued children were trafficked from Bihar and were forced to work An FIR was registered against the four accused under various sections of the IPC Juvenile Justice Act and Child Labour ActBBA Director Manish Sharma said that stringent punishment is the only deterrent for such heinous crimes We hope that the union government passes the anti-trafficking bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament he added PTI AG RCJ
