Woman pimp held, one victim rescued in Thane sex racket bust
The operation was carried out following a tip-off received by Senior Police Inspector Vaishali Gorde, who leads the AHTC unit. Acting on the intelligence, the team laid a trap near Shahad railway station, located under the jurisdiction of Khadakpada police station in Kalyan city, said a police officer.
According to officials, the woman, a native of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, was sending photographs of young girls to clients via mobile applications and arranging meetings for services.
"Based on the input, a decoy customer and panch witness were deployed to the spot, and the team successfully intercepted the woman during the act," said a police officer.
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During the raid, a 22-year-old woman was rescued, who is believed to have been forced into prostitution. The accused was allegedly operating the racket for several months, targeting vulnerable women and supplying them to clients in and around Thane and Kalyan.
The arrested woman has been booked under relevant sections of the BNS act and the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA). The rescued woman has been placed in a govt-run shelter home, and further rehabilitation efforts are underway.
Police are now investigating if the woman was part of a larger trafficking network and are working to identify additional victims and clients linked to the racket, said a police officer.
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