In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India addressed systemic lapses in tackling child trafficking while delivering a sharp rebuke to the Uttar Pradesh government and the Allahabad High Court in Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another.
The Supreme Court, addressing concerns over child trafficking, ordered states and union territories to report on missing children since 2020. Highlighting a network of abductions in Uttar Pradesh, the court mandated details about missing children cases and the establishment of anti-human trafficking units, with follow-up hearings scheduled for October.
