Prostitution racket busted at spa in Navi Mumbai; 6 women rescued

Police have busted a flesh trade racket operating under the guise of a spa in Navi Mumbai and rescued six women who were allegedly forced into prostitution officials said on Tuesday reported news agency PTIA woman manager of the spa has been arrested they saidBased on information about illegal activities the police conducted a raid on Monday at the spa located in the Juhugaon area of Vashi reported PTIThe police arrested its 34yearold manager a Kolkata native who was allegedly operating the flesh trade racket in partnership with a man who is currently absconding a Crime Branch official said reported PTIThe police rescued six women who were being counselled and rehabilitated he saidSearch was on for the absconding man and a case was registered against him and the spa manager under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic Prevention ActThane man loses Rs 1169 lakh in forex trading fraud police launch probeIn another case police have registered a case against 16 persons for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 1169 lakh in a forex trading racket in Maharashtras Thane district officials said on Tuesday reported PTIThe accused lured the 24yearold victim a resident of Ulhasnagar into forex trading by promising high returnsBased on their instructions he transferred Rs 1169165 to multiple bank accounts between October 14 and November 22 But when he asked for his returns and his invested amount the accused stopped responding an official from Ulhasnagar police station said reported PTIBased on the victims complaint the police registered a case on November 30 against 16 persons including a woman and a person posing as a customer care executive on charges of cheating under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act he addedMan murdered another injured in attack in Thane key accused heldMeanwhile a group of persons allegedly killed a man and injured another person in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Tuesday reported PTIThe police have arrested the main accused in the incident which took place near a temple in the Mumbra area at around 9 pm on Monday they saidThe key accused Ritik Vinay Dubey also known as Pandit and some other persons allegedly attacked two men both residents of Devi Chal village in Ganesh Pada with sharp weapons Mumbra police stations senior inspector Anil Shinde said reported PTIOne of the men Abhijit Bhaskar Patil 20 was killed while Sumit Sunil Gawde 22 was seriously injured and undergoing treatment in a hospital he said adding the motive behind the attack was being probed reported PTIDubey was arrested and a case was registered against him and the other accused on charges of murder and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the official saidWith inputs from PTI