Palghar: 23-year-old Uttar Pradesh woman forced into prostitution in Nalasopara; one held

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The Nalasopara police have rescued a 23-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh who was forced into prostitution. In this case, the police have arrested one person in Palghar district.

"Based on a complaint lodged by an NGO, the anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) of Nalasopara police arrested the accused woman," senior inspector Santosh Chowdhary said.

"The accused allegedly threatened and forced the victim, a native of Uttar Pradesh, into prostitution," the police official said.

According to the police, a case under sections 370(1) (trafficking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA).

Meanwhile in another case in Palghar, the police have seized brown sugar worth Rs 3.90 lakh from two persons at Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district, and arrested the duo, an official said.

"The action against them was taken on November 2," the police official said.

"Acting on a tip-off that some people were coming near a hotel in Manvelpada in Virar, the local police laid a trap. Around 10.30 pm, when two suspicious persons were spotted near the place, the police nabbed them," senior inspector Pramod Badakh of Crime Unit-III of Virar police said.

During their search, 17 grams of brown sugar valued at Rs 3.90 lakh was recovered, he said.

Following the recovery of the drug, the police arrested the duo Amir Jakar Khan (35) and Haresh Manoj Patil (29), under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

(with inputs from PTI)