Thane, Jan 9 (PTI) Police on Thursday arrested four persons for allegedly running a prostitution racket and rescued 13 women whom they were using for their illegal business in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said.

Acting on complaints, a police team carried out a raid around Kalyan railway station and took the four accused, including three women, into custody said Atul Zende, deputy commissioner of police (zone III).

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The illegal activity was going in the open behind the ST bus stop in the area, he said. Police have rescued 13 women and sent them to a shelter at Ulhasnagar, he added.

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