NCPCR to brainstorm to prevent cyber trafficking

A MINOR girl from West Bengal, whose Instagram reels received many impressions on social media, one day got an 'offer' to act in a Hindi film.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT

She readily accepted the offer, but soon found to her shock that the proposal was a bait to lure her into prostitution. It was a narrow escape for her. But many such girls fall prey to miscreants on social media looking for vulnerable profiles.

The rising number of such cases has caught the attention of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The child rights body will be holding a meeting of all stakeholders on August 21 to deal with the problem of social media becoming a 'tool for trafficking.' The meeting aims to examine the existing mechanism and develop preventive measures to ensure the safety of children in the cyber world.