05 April,2023 11:58 AM IST | Thane | PTI
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Police have busted a flesh trade racket in Navi Mumbai township and rescued two women and a minor girl who were allegedly being forced into prostitution, an official said on Wednesday.
A man and a woman have also been arrested, senior police inspector Atul Aher from the anti-human trafficking cell said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap near a jewellery shop in Vashi area on Monday evening and spotted the two accused who arrived there with the victims, he said.
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On seeing the police, the accused tried to run away but they were caught, the official said.
The three victims have been sent to a rescue home, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, the official said.
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