India News | Woman Held for Running Prostitution Racket in Thane; Minor Girl Rescued
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police have arrested 45-year-old woman for allegedly running a prostitution racket and rescued a minor girl pushed into the flesh trade in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Wednesday.
Thane, May 10 (PTI) Police have arrested 45-year-old woman for allegedly running a prostitution racket and rescued a minor girl pushed into the flesh trade in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Wednesday.
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Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap by sending a decoy customer near a restaurant located close to the Thane railway station on Monday evening, said senior police inspector Mahesh Patil from the police's anti-human trafficking cell.
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The police arrested the woman who was present at the spot along with a girl, the police said without specifying the minor's age.
The girl was sent to a rescue home, the official said.
The accused was booked under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he added.
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