Spa owner held for running sex racket, four women rescued

Police busted a flesh trade racket operated from a spa in Andheri area of Mumbai, arrested its owner, and rescued four women, an official said on Wednesday, adding that two individuals are on the run.

Police sent a decoy customer to the Blue Moon spa on Tuesday and raided the facility after receiving confirmation about a prostitution racket, the official added.

Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA).

The rescued women were sent to a rehabilitation home, the official added.