Maharashtra: Woman held for pushing 16-year-old girl into prostitution

Photo for representational purpose

Police have arrested a 35-year-old woman for allegedly forcing a teenage girl into flesh trade in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Tuesday.

An NGO had complained to police that the woman, who used to work in a bar in Valiv area, was planning to sell the 16-year-old girl for Rs 4 lakh and push her into prostitution, he said.

Also Read: Case against Kerala journalist, accused of disrupting peace in UP's Hathras, dropped

The police laid a trap and caught the woman at a roadside eatery in Vasai area on Monday when she came there to strike the deal, the official said.

They rescued the girl and arrested the woman, he said.

The accused was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.