A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running a sex racket, according to a Navi Mumbai police official.
Ram Bahadur Badela, originally from Nepal, was apprehended after a tip-off received on Wednesday was confirmed by a decoy, stated Navi Mumbai police’s Anti Human Trafficking Cell senior inspector Prithviraj Ghorpade.
“The accused brought two women to the APMC market area and accepted Rs 15,000 during the operation carried out with the help of a decoy. Badela has been charged under the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The two women who were rescued have been lodged at a shelter home in Chembur, Mumbai,” the official said.
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