Punjab has maximum cases of human trafficking: Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

Key Points

1. Punjab has the maximum number of human trafficking cases in India as of December 2025.
2. The Punjab Government constituted an SIT and a fact-finding committee to investigate human trafficking cases.
3. 25 FIRs have been registered against 58 illegal travel agents in Punjab, with 16 arrests made.
4. Haryana has registered 2,325 cases related to human trafficking, with 44 FIRs and 27 arrests.
5. The NIA has an anti-human trafficking division and has investigated 27 cases, resulting in 169 arrests and charge sheets against 132 individuals.
6. Two significant traffickers were arrested in Haryana and Punjab on August 7, 2025.
7. Two more individuals were arrested in Himachal Pradesh on October 2, 2025, in connection with human trafficking.