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In 21st century, we are moving towards a better age in which human rights are protected. On one hand, life and liberty of citizens is guaranteed by the constitution and on the other hand the women of 21st century still feel victimized due to rise in crime against them. One of the most common and heinous crime is human trafficking. Women are bought and sold like goods. Victims of the human trafficking either end up getting killed or they just get stuck in an endless cycle where they are made to live like animal; caged and threatened. Although human trafficking is not a gender related offence, it can be committed against both, man and women, but women especially girls are targeted by the traffickers because they are the most vulnerable section of the society. Women are the socially and economically deprived section of the society. They are easy catch for traffickers who allure them by offering jobs, money, stability, marriage proposals, food, housing etc. Although there have been legal provisions in India in certain acts such as Indian Penal Code but there is no specific legislation to counter human trafficking. The research is based on human trafficking in Haryana so the researchers can particularly find out the number of missing women and children, women welfare centres and different schemes for empowering the women so they can escape from the clutches of the traffickers. The researchers did an empirical research on the topic by visiting the Women and Child Development Department, Panchkula and talked to the officials there and collected the relevant data. The researchers have also conducted an online survey on human trafficking. The basic objective of conducting survey was to understand the knowledge and awareness of general people about human trafficking. Many people admitted that even after noticing cases of human trafficking nearby, they avoided making a complaint to the concerned authorities due to several reasons majorly due to distrust over such authorities. I have tried to raise awareness among people through my survey. The researchers have adhered to empirical mode of research with reference to blue book mode of citation.