Latest News | Woman Held for Running Sex Racket in Thane District

Thane, Aug 6 (PTI) A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly running a sex racket in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team from the MBVV police laid a trap at a hotel on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway and caught the accused with three women on Monday evening, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madan Ballal said.

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The accused sent pictures of women and called customers to different hotels and lodges, he said.

A case has been registered against the arrested accused under section 143(3) (trafficking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Prevention of (Immoral) Trafficking Act (PITA), the official said.

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