Prostitution racket busted in Palghar, 3 women rescued

The Palghar Police in Maharashtra busted a prostitution racket and arrested one person in connection with the matter an official said on Sunday reported the PTIThree women were rescued after the sex racket was busted by the police the official saidA 50yearold has been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Maharashtras Palghar district said an official as per the PTIActing on inputs the AntiHuman Trafficking Cell AHTC of the MiraBhayandar VasaiVirar police raided a room near a hotel in Vasai East on Friday and busted the illegal business he saidBefore the raid police sent a decoy customer who contacted the accused through WhatsApp and struck a deal for Rs 29000 he saidPolice also rescued three women aged between 40 and 42 whom Shah used to exploit and send to his clients said inspector Saurabhi Pawar of the Nalasopara unit of AHTCThe accused has been booked under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act while the women have been sent to a shelter the official added as per the PTICase against 5 members of flying squad for extorting Rs 85000 from bizman in ThaneMeanwhile the police have registered a case against five members of a poll flying squad including two constables for allegedly extorting Rs 85000 from a flower merchant after threatening him in Maharashtras Thane district an official said on Sunday according to the PTIThe incident took place on October 18 at Mharal Naka hereThe accused violated the model code of conduct in place for the November 20 state assembly polls stated the FIRThe flower businessman and his friend were on way to Ahmednagar and Pune in a car and carrying Rs 75 lakh for making payments to farmers for purchases made during the Dussehra festival the official from Ulhasnagar police station saidThe accused intercepted the car when it was proceeding towards Murbad and threatened the duo that their money will be seized and a case will be registered against themThey allegedly extorted Rs 85000 from the flower merchant the official saidThe accused did not inform their seniors about the money found with the flower businessman and also did not follow the set procedure for the raid and seizure he saidAfter the probe and a complaint by a poll official the Ulhasnagar police on Saturday registered a case against the five accused under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 3082 extortion 198 public servant disobeying law with intent to cause injury to any person 134 assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person and 35 criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all he said the news agency reportedwith PTI inputs