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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. Also Read | Sambhal Mosque ASI Survey: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Stay on Shahi Jama Masjid Survey Today.
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. Also Read | Udaipur Palace Gates Reopen After 4 Days As Mewar Family Dispute Ends, Vishvaraj Singh Thanks Government and Administration.
A case has been registered against the accused woman under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he added. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body).
