India News | Woman Booked for Running Prostitution Business in Thane District; One Rescued

Thane, Nov 29 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra's Thane district have registered a case against a 55-year-old woman for allegedly running a prostitution business, and rescued another, an official said on Friday.

Acting on a tip, the Bhiwandi town police on Wednesday raided a room in the Hanuman Tekdi area where they found a 22-year-old Nepali woman who was being exploited by the accused, the official said.

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The accused, who also hails from Nepal, had brought the young woman to India to push her into prostitution, he said.

The rescued individual was sent to a women's rehabilitation home at Ulhasnagar on the outskirts of Mumbai.

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A case has been registered against the accused woman under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he added.

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