Mumbai, May 21: The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two persons from Ghatkopar in the metropolis for allegedly forcing minor girls into a sex racket, an official said on Friday.

The racket was busted after a chawl was raided by Crime Branch's Unit VII, leading to the rescue of a minor girl and two women, he said.  Bollywood Casting Director Arrested for Running a Sex Racket in Mumbai.

The two accused, a 37-year-old woman from Diva in Thane and a 40-year-old man from Bhandup, have been charged under IPC, POCSO and PITA provisions, he added.

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