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Maharashtra: 1 held for running flesh trade racket, 2 women rescued
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the accused woman's flat on Tuesday evening and arrested her, the official from the city police's anti-human trafficking cell said.
Thane: Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman for allegedly running a flesh trade racket in Maharashtra’s Thane city, an official said on Thursday.
Two women have also been rescued following a raid on a residential premises in Lokmanya Nagar here, he said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the accused woman’s flat on Tuesday evening and arrested her, the official from the city police’s anti-human trafficking cell said.
The police also rescued two women from the flat. One of them told the police that she had a one-and-a-half-year-old child and her husband was not earning enough to support the family, the official said.
A case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he said.