(District-North 24 Parganas and Nadia)
On 28 April 2023, the Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTU) of various units of South Bengal Frontier organized awareness programs for school girls.
Anti Human Trafficking Unit of Hakimpur 112 Battalion organized an awareness program at Balti High School in the border area. Under which BSF jawans rendered detailed information to schoolgirls on main points like human trafficking, child marriage, child labour, child abuse and gender discrimination etc. Hundreds of girl students and teachers of the school participated in this program and appreciated the program a lot.
In another programme, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit of 82 Battalion and 54 Battalion organized an awareness program in the area of Border Outpost Gongra along with Child Line NGO in which 142 girl students and teachers participated.
The villagers praised the awareness programs organized by BSF and expressed their gratitude to the force and also urged BSF to organize such programs from time to time in future so that their daughters can be more safe and aware.
A spokesman of BSF, South Bengal Frontier stated that to prevent human trafficking and child crime, BSF is conducting awareness campaigns from time to time in collaboration with various NGOs so that crimes like child crime and human trafficking can be eradicated from the root.
( Source: BSF )
