Policy and legislation
Prevention
NGOs carry out prevention work through awareness and empowerment programmes. The Police conduct Gender Sensitization Programmes in which people are informed about the problems related to trafficking.
Interception
The
local police do the interception. The guilty are arrested under U/S 378/ 39 (IPC)
and ITPA U/S 4,5,6,7.
The Kolkata Police has formed Kolkata Police Act Petty Case, in which the guilty is brought to the court, made to pay a fine and then released with a warning of being put behind the bars, in case the accused is found guilty again.
The police officials said that they have not faced any problems so far during interception.
The officials feel that the strategies adopted by the State, which complement ITPA, are enough to combat trafficking and did not suggest any changes to them.
Rescue
The local police and the Immoral Trafficking Section of the Detective Department, carry out the rescue operations. However, if the rescue operation has to be done outside the operational area of the local police station then the Detective Department contacts the police station, where raids have to be done and assists in the rescue operation.
Rehabilitation
The State Government assisted by the NGOs does the rehabilitation work. The police network with the local NGOs and the Government bodies and hand the rescued victims over to them.
Networking