Nagpur: Social Security Branch (SSB) of Nagpur Police on Sunday raided a brothel in Nandanvan area and rescued two minor girls dragged into flesh trade by pimps. Cops arrested a woman for operating a sex racket.
Identified as Aishwarya alias Ashu Gajanan Raut (21), the accused is a resident of Plot No 123, Maitri Vihar Nagar, behind Shiv Shankar Lawns, Kharbi Ring Road, Nandanvan.
Crime Branch officers received information that Aishwarya was operating a sex racket from her house and was providing minor girls to customers by accepting thousands of rupees from them. On the basis of the information, officers attached to the Social Security Branch sent a decoy customer to Aishwarya’s house. After accepting money, Aishwarya provided him with a teenage girl. Soon, the decoy customer signalled the SSB officers after confirmation that she was running a prostitution racket.
The SSB team raided the house and caught Aishwarya red-handed. After rescuing the two minor girls, cops registered a case under Sections 143(4) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, read with Sections 4, 5 and 7 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, against Aishwarya Raut. Possibility of involvement of some more pimps in the racket could not be ruled out. Further investigation is underway.
The raid was conducted by PI Lalita Todase and constabulary staff comprising Sachin Badhiye, Laxman Chaure, Ajay Paunikar, Sheshrao Raut, Samir Sheikh, Ashwin Mange, Nitin Wasne, Kamlesh Kshirsagar, Lata Gavai and Aarti Chavan under the supervision of DCP (Detection) Rahul Maknikar and ACP (Crime) Dr Abhijeet Patil.
