The Malabar Hill Police arrested eight accused and rescued ten women involved in flash trade near the Grant Road East area of South Mumbai. As per the information, the sex trafficking racket was being operated close to the Saidham Temple. The arrested accused was involved in pushing women into sex work for their personal profit.
The police also seized drugs and recovered over Rs 82,000 in cash from the premises during the raid. The police found 2.04 grams of narcotics worth of Rs 10,000, allegedly meant for transport and sale.
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During the raid, the police also found 14 alleged customers who are involved in a sex racket involving the rescued women. The arrested individuals have been identified as Soni Ganesh Sharma, Rinji Nima Sherpa, Krishna Bilat Bhuiyan, Vikram Rajni Bhuiyan, Arun Damodar Yadav, Mahesha H. Shivanna, Pappu Kumar Sarju Yadav, and Amit Kumar Kanhiya Yadav, reported as per the FPJ report.
Malabar Hill Police registered a case under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is underway.