Around 20,000 women, children trafficked in India in 2016
The government on Thursday revealed that around 20,000 women and children were victims of human trafficking in India in 2016. The government said that 19,223 women and children were trafficked in 2016 as against 15,448 in 2015. Furthermore, the highest number of such victims was recorded from West Bengal, which shares a porous border with Bangladesh.