A sex racket was busted by Mumbai Police operating at a hotel situated in Andheri West, following a tip-off. Acting on the information, the Versova Police conducted a raid and arrested a woman identified as Alamelu Patel, alias Jyoti Madhu Kamble for running a prostitution racket.
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Police said the accused was caught red-handed accepting money from a decoy customer during the operation. The accused has been booked under Section 143(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act (PITA).
During the raid, four women aged between 20 and 25 were found at the hotel in Andheri West, and all of them were rescued by the police and sent to counselling and rehabilitation centres. Further investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, another prostitution racket was busted in Andheri West, where two foreigners were rescued, while two accused were arrested. A case has been registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act following the raids carried out on November 27.