Incidents of human trafficking and smuggling are increasing.

According to the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen, the Nepal Police has rescued 127 victims or affected persons from different places from within the country and abroad in the fiscal year 2024/25.

The 'National Report on Combating Human Trafficking and Smuggling, 2081', made public by the Ministry on Wednesday, stated that a total of 3,490 victims, including 758 through the rehabilitation centers based in 10 districts and 2,732 through different organizations of the same districts were rescued and rehabilitated.

Likewise, the information centers of various organizations located along the Nepal-India border and checkpoints have identified a total of 4,300 individuals as being at risk of human trafficking, with assistance from the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force.

Those vulnerable to human trafficking include 2,766 women (64.3%), 1,436 girls (33.4%), 15 men (0.4%), and 83 boys (1.9%), according to the ministry.

The information centers have provided counseling services against human trafficking and smuggling to a total of 77,500 individuals, shared Ministry spokesperson Chakra Bahadur Budha.