Three African women rescued from flesh trade in Nalasopara; one held

Representative image/iStock

Police have rescued three African women from flesh trade.

According to the police, they have arrested a 31-year-old female for allegedly running the racket at Nalasopara.

IN PHOTOS: Lake levels in seven reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai at 83.45 pc, says BMC

1 year agoPHOTO GALLERY

"The arrest was made on Friday after a raid at a house in Hanuman Nagar area," the police official said.

"The raid was conducted following a tip-off. Three women from Uganda, who were pushed into sex racket, were rescued, while the woman who operated the sex racket was arrested," inspector Santosh Chowdhary of the anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police said.

(with inputs from PTI)