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title: "Which operation has been launched by the Indian Railway Protection Force to curb human trafficking?"  
description: "Which operation has been launched by the Indian Railway Protection Force to curb human trafficking?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-02-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95909/which-operation-has-been-launched-by-the-indian-railway-protection-force-to-curb-human-trafficking  
category: "current affair"  
tags: ["current affair", "indian railway", "human trafficking"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Which operation has been launched by the Indian Railway Protection Force to curb human trafficking?

Which [operation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83916/why-is-it-necessary-to-sterilize-operation-theater) has been launched by the [Indian](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2471/wazirx-received-828-requests-from-indian-international-law-enforcement-agencies) [Railway](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1748/amazing-facts-about-indian-railway) [Protection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301143/how-to-wear-knee-braces-for-the-best-protection) Force to curb [human trafficking](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3023/human-trafficking-countries-worldwide)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **The Indian Railway Protection Force has initiated Operation AAHT to combat human trafficking.**

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The **Indian Railway Protection Force** has commenced a countrywide anti-human trafficking operation. Special teams would be dispatched on all long-distance train lines as part of '**Operation AAHT**,' with an emphasis on rescuing victims, notably children and women, from the hands of traffickers. The railways, which run over **21,000 trains** every day across the [**country**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95893/scientists-from-which-country-achieved-a-milestone-in-nuclear-fusion-energy-by-generating-59-mj-of-sustained-energy), are the most dependable method of **travel for traffickers,** who frequently carry their captives on long-distance trains. \
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With a growing number of incidents, the RPF, which rescued over **2,000 women and children** from the hands of traffickers between **2017 and 21,** strengthened its [**campaign**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52069/which-country-has-launched-the-45-day-mt-everest-cleaning-campaign) on **human trafficking**. Each year, the **National Crime Records Bureau reports around 2,200 occurrences of Human Trafficking.** \
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## Human trafficking

Human trafficking, particularly of women and children for sexual exploitation, forced marriage, domestic slavery, organ transplantation, drug trafficking, and other heinous crimes, is an organized crime and the most heinous violation of human rights. Every day, thousands of Indians and people from nearby **[countries](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95892/which-country-has-topped-the-eiu-s-2021-democracy-index)** are trafficked to places where they are forced to live as slaves. 'They are also trafficked for illegal adoptive families, organ transplants, circus employment, charity, and the media industry.'


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