Prostitution racket exposed in Navi Mumbai; women and girls among five rescued
Thane (PTI): The police have busted a prostitution racket in Navi Mumbai, leading to the arrest of three persons and the rescue of five female individuals, including minor girls, an official said on Friday.
Those operating the illegal trade used to solicit customers online. The customers were told to book lodges in areas like Nerul, Vashi and Turbhe, where the accused used to send women and girls, the Navi Mumbai police said in a release.
The accused charged their customers Rs 4,000 per hour, it said.
Acting on input, police used a decoy customer to lay a trap at a hotel in Turbhe on July 8. After the accused sent a woman to the hotel, a team from the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of the Navi Mumbai raided the place and rescued her, the release said.
Further investigation resulted in the rescue of four more women and girls from a flat in the Nerul area and the arrest of three persons, including the mastermind of the racket, a middleman and an autorickshaw driver who ferried the female victims to various hotels, the release said.
Police are now looking for three more accused, it said, adding that the arrested persons have been remanded in police custody till July 14.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
