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Mumbai: Flesh trade racket busted, 2 held, 3 rescued

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

Two people were arrested after

the Mumbai Crime Branch busted a flesh trade racket on Saturday, said an official.

Acting on a tip-off, Unit XII of the Crime Branch sent a decoy customer and "fixed" a deal for Rs 30,000, an official said.

"Afrin Saba Abbas Salim (25) and Tushar Chandrakant (52), both residents of Palghar, were arrested when they arrived with a girl near a mall in Goregaon East as part of the decoy deal. Two women and a minor girl were rescued. A case under Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA) has been registered at Dindoshi police station," he said.

 

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First Published: Mar 15 2020 | 7:32 PM IST

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