Maharashtra: Flesh trade busted in Mira Road, one held

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The police have arrested an autorickshaw driver and are on the lookout for two more persons who allegedly ran online flesh trade in Mira Road near Mumbai, an official said on Friday.

The two absconding accused accepted money through mobile payment services and booked hotel rooms for clients. They would send women in an autorickshaw, said the official.

Acting on a tip-off, the police got a decoy to make a booking. They arrested the auto driver when he brought two women for him on Wednesday, said Senior Inspector Sameer Ahirrao of Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police.

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A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code and Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, he said, adding that the auto has been seized and the two women sent to a rescue home.

On February 2, Mumbai Crime Branch busted a flesh trade racket in northern suburbs of the city and arrested two people.

The two suspects- aged 29-year-old and 18-year-old, both residents of Malvani, were arrested.

The police seized two mobile phones of the accused for further investigations. A case against the duo was registered with the Malvani Police under relevant sections of IPC and PITA act. The duo were handed over to the Malvani Police for further legal procedure, the police said.

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