Maha: Police bust fled trade racket in Palghar; minor girl among 2 Nigerians rescued

Police have busted a flesh trade racket here in Maharashtra and rescued a Nigerian woman and a minor girl who were being pushed into prostitution, an official said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar polices anti-human trafficking cell on Tuesday evening sent a decoy customer to a flat in Nallasopara area, from where the racket was allegedly being operated, and later raided the premises.The police team rescued two Nigerian nationals, a 16-year-old girl and a woman aged 22, who were being forced into flesh trade, police inspector Santosh Choudhary said.

Police have busted a flesh trade racket here in Maharashtra and rescued a Nigerian woman and a minor girl who was being pushed into prostitution, an official said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police's anti-human trafficking cell on Tuesday evening sent a decoy customer to a flat in the Nallasopara area, from where the racket was allegedly being operated, and later raided the premises.

The police team rescued two Nigerian nationals, a 16-year-old girl and a woman aged 22, who was being forced into the flesh trade, police inspector Santosh Choudhary said. The police arrested a person, also a Nigerian, for allegedly pushing the two victims into prostitution, he said. The Achole police here registered a case against the accused under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

The rescued girl and the woman were sent to a shelter home, the official said.