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Mumbai police bust 'high-profile' sex racket in Andheri; 2 actresses, 1 minor rescued

Mumbai, January 17 Police have busted a “high- profile” sex racket operating in a three-star hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested a 29-year-old woman and rescued three female artists, including a minor, an official said on Thursday. The Social Service...
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Mumbai, January 17

Police have busted a “high- profile” sex racket operating in a three-star hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested a 29-year-old woman and rescued three female artists, including a minor, an official said on Thursday.

The Social Service (SS) branch of the city police conducted the raid at the hotel at Andheri East on Thursday, the official said.

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“During the raid, three females, including a minor, were found to have been forced into prostitution. They were rescued and a woman, identified as Priya Sharma, who was operating the racket, was arrested,” he said.

“Sharma was running a tours and travel agency in Kandivali East. However, she was involved in immoral activities,” senior inspector of SS branch, Sandesh Revale, said.

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While one of the rescued is a woman actor and singer, who has worked in ‘Savdhaan India’ TV crime show, he said, another one has worked in a Marathi movie and serials.

The minor has worked in a web series, Revale added.

The offence was being registered against Sharma, he said. — PTI

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