Thane, Dec 22 (PTI) Three persons were arrested in Kashimira area of Thane district for allegedly operating a sex racket from a lodge, a police official said on Thursday.

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The lodge was raided by a Anti Human Trafficking Cell team on Tuesday night and the arrested persons comprise its manager and two waiters, Senior Inspector Samir Ahirrao said.

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"The raid was carried out after the tip off about the sex racket was confirmed though a decoy customer. The accused have been charged under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act and Indian Penal Code provisions," he added.

Two women who had been forced into the racket have been sent to a shelter home, Ahirrao said.

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