States »WesPosted at: Jun 23 2021 2:28AM

Kidnapped Kalwa boy traced to Kurla

Thane, Jun 22 (UNI) Officials of the AHTC of Crime Branch of Thane city police rescued two women from sex racket and arrested a man on the charges of pushing them into the flesh trade the police said on Tuesday.

Sr. PI Ashok Kadlag of the AHTC told this correspondent that based on a tip off that one person was providing women for sex to customers, laid a trap after arranging a decoy and pinned down the accused.

The main player in the crime is still at large and the police are looking out for him.

The arrested accused provided the pictures of the women to the customers on apps and also online and struck the deal at different prices.

The accused was called to Kavesar area where the police were in waiting and pinned him and rescued the woman.

A case has been registered at kasarwadavli police station under sections 370(2)(3) and 34 of the IPC and also sections 4 and 5 of the PITA Act of 1956 the police said and the mastermind is absconding in the case.
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