Sex Racket Busted in Mumbai: 4 Female Actors Rescued, Man Arrested in Powai

The Mumbai police on Friday busted a prostitution racket and rescued four struggling female actors from a hotel in Powai area of the city. The Powai police took the action based on a tip-off. 

"Following specific information, the police laid a trap at the hotel and apprehended a man, identified as Shyam Sunder Arora, for pushing women into flesh trade. Four struggling female actors were rescued," an official told the news agency PTI.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Powai Police busted a high-profile sex racket at a hotel in the Hiranandani area, arresting 60-year-old Shyamsundar Arora. Four models were rescued and sent to a shelter home.

Using a decoy customer, police trapped the accused and seized eight mobile phones… pic.twitter.com/9UFoOksxdn

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One of the victims has worked in Hindi television serials. He said a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act was registered against the accused man and his aide at the Powai Police Station, adding that a probe into the case was on.