Mysore/Mysuru, July 30 -- "Human trafficking today serves the demands of modern-day slavery," observed Senior Civil Judge and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary K.K. Amarnath.

He was speaking after inaugurating the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons-2025 programme organised jointly by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, DLSA, Police Department and several other government departments and associations at the Mysuru SP Office auditorium this morning.

Amarnath said victims of human trafficking are subjected to sexual harassment, forced labour, illegal organ harvesting, beggary and child marriages.

Explaining the punishments prescribed under law, he stated, "A person found guilty of trafficking one in...