Prostitution racket busted; four women rescued

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Press Trust of India Thane
Last Updated : Nov 21 2015 | 11:57 AM IST
Four young women hailing from West Bengal were rescued and two persons arrested after a prostitution racket was busted at Kongaon near here.
Senior PI Shakeel Shaikh told PTI that Thane Police raided one Ruchi Dhaba on Bhiwandi-Kalyan road in Kongaon yesterday after which the duo--Mohammad Hanif Isrul Khan (36) and Imtiyaz Abdul Manik (22)-- were apprehended.
Police also rescued four women aged 20, 23, 24 and 26 from the scene and sent them to the women welfare department, he said.
A case under sections 370, 370 (2,3) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 4,5 and 6 of Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA) has been registered against the accused with Kongaon police station under Bhiwandi division, the PI added.
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First Published: Nov 21 2015 | 11:57 AM IST

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