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Pune, August 13: THE Faraskhana police arrested two women on charges of running a prostitution racket involving minor girls, on Sunday night.
Bhagyashree Shekhya Nayak (30) and Kamala Gopi Nayak (35), both natives of Andhra Pradesh were arrested and five girls ranging from 17 to 20 years of age were rescued in the process. While three of the girls are from Bangladesh, two are from Andhra Pradesh. The women would dupe young girls, bring them to the city and force them into prostitution, police said.
They would also take away their earnings leaving them with no means of escape.
The duo were booked under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA) and were charged for kidnapping. The police sought a 7-day police custody for interrogating them about the brothel owner and other agents involved. They have been remanded to police custody till Wednesday.
In another case, Tara Manbahadur Tamang (50), a native of Nepal who was had been arrested on August 10 for running a brothel in Shukrawar Peth, was remanded to custody till August 27. A girl from West Bengal, had been rescued earlier from the brothel.
Police are on the lookout for a woman named Jayanti who allegedly sold the girl to Tamang
Express News Service
Pune, August 13: THE Faraskhana police arrested two women on charges of running a prostitution racket involving minor girls, on Sunday night.
Bhagyashree Shekhya Nayak (30) and Kamala Gopi Nayak (35), both natives of Andhra Pradesh were arrested and five girls ranging from 17 to 20 years of age were rescued in the process. While three of the girls are from Bangladesh, two are from Andhra Pradesh. The women would dupe young girls, bring them to the city and force them into prostitution, police said.
They would also take away their earnings leaving them with no means of escape.
The duo were booked under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA) and were charged for kidnapping. The police sought a 7-day police custody for interrogating them about the brothel owner and other agents involved. They have been remanded to police custody till Wednesday.
In another case, Tara Manbahadur Tamang (50), a native of Nepal who was had been arrested on August 10 for running a brothel in Shukrawar Peth, was remanded to custody till August 27. A girl from West Bengal, had been rescued earlier from the brothel.
Police are on the lookout for a woman named Jayanti who allegedly sold the girl to Tamang
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