Maharashtra: 21-year-old women held for operating sex racket in Thane

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly operating a sex racket in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

Based on a tip-off, the anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) of the city police raided spot in Kopri locality on Monday evening, and nabbed the woman, senior inspector Mahesh Patil said.

The accused had bought five other women to the spot, he said. She supplied women to customers in different parts of the state and neighbouring Goa, the official said, adding that the rescued women hailed from Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and West Bengal.

An offence under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA) and relevant sections of the IPC has been registered against the accused, he said.