category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU CHANDIGARH Out of all trafficked children rescued from 2016 to 2022, over 80 per cent of the children rescued from different parts of the country were adolescents in the age group of 13 to 18, 13 per cent of the rescued belonged to the age group 9 to 12 years and even though small, a group of children rescued were even less than 5 years old. These facts on child trafficking were revealed in a report released jointly by Games 24x7 and Kailash Satyarthi Children s Foundation (KSCF), founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The report, titled Child Trafficking in India: Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for Tech-driven Intervention Strategies has been released marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. The data collected by the Games 24x7 s data science team is based on KSCF and its partners intervention in child trafficking cases across 262 districts in 21 states in India between 2016 and 2022 and the data has been collated to give a clear picture of the current trends and patterns in child trafficking. The results, as reflected in the research, can help governments and law enforcement agencies in formulating better strategies and understanding when dealing with such cases. With the interventions of KSCF and its partners, a total of 13,549 children under the age of 18 were rescued between 2016 and 2022. (editor dailyworld.in)