Sex Racket Busted in Navi Mumbai: Three Arrested, Six Women Rescued in Panvel

The Navi Mumbai police have busted a sex racket in a raid at a lodging and boarding facility and arrested three persons, an official told the news agency PTI on Saturday, April 12. Based on a tip-off, the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) of the Crime Branch raided the premises in the Narpoli area of Kon in Panvel on Thursday.

Three people were arrested, and six women were rescued from the establishment. Senior Inspector Pritviraj Ghorpade said the police used a decoy customer to bust the racket and arrested the lodge manager and two other employees. Efforts are underway to trace the fourth accused involved in the illegal activity.

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He said an FIR had been registered at the Panvel Taluka police station under the Prevention of Immoral Traffic (PITA) Act and sections 370(2) (trafficking of person) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).