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Gujarat Police Trained in Digital Tools Against Human Trafficking
Gujarat police officers received special training to investigate human trafficking.
Human trafficking is when people are illegally controlled or moved for exploitation.
The training took place at Rashtriya Raksha University over three days.
It taught officers how to use digital evidence, forensic methods and financial information.
They also learned about child trafficking and crimes involving more than one country.
Police, charities, health workers and prosecutors were encouraged to work together.
The officers visited a laboratory to see how online information can help investigations.
The training was organised because trafficking methods are changing and becoming more technology-based.
Rashtriya Raksha University trained 41 Gujarat Police Inspectors in specialised anti-trafficking investigations.
The three-day workshop was held at RRU from August 20 to 22.
Training covered digital, forensic and financial evidence, child trafficking and transnational organised crime.
Officers visited RRU’s Open-Source Intelligence Laboratory for a demonstration of technology-based investigative tools.
Gujarat recorded 65 arrests linked to human trafficking cases in 2024, compared with 48 in 2023.
- Who
- Forty-one Police Inspectors from Anti-Human Trafficking Units across Gujarat participated, with training organised by Rashtriya Raksha University’s National Resource Centre for Anti-Human Trafficking.
- What
- A three-day workshop trained officers in specialised investigation techniques and technology-enabled policing for human trafficking cases.
- Where
- Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- When
- August 20 to 22; the year was not specified in the article.
- Why
- To help police respond to changing trafficking methods and use digital, forensic and financial evidence more effectively.
Key facts
- Participants
- 41 Police Inspectors from Gujarat Anti-Human Trafficking Units
- Workshop
- “Trapped Behind the Scam”
- Duration
- Three days, from August 20 to 22
- Key methods
- Digital evidence, forensic investigation, financial investigation and open-source intelligence
- 2024 arrests
- 65 people arrested in Gujarat in human trafficking cases
- 2023 arrests
- 48 people arrested in Gujarat in human trafficking cases
- Practical training
- A live demonstration was held at RRU’s advanced Open-Source Intelligence Laboratory








