Overview
- Crime Branch Unit 1 raided Anna Palace in Bhayandar East on Thursday night after a tip about extra dancers and forced obscene acts.
- Officers found women on stage, then uncovered a narrow hideout behind a first-floor bathroom where six women and a minor struggled to breathe.
- The operation rescued 13 women in total, including one minor, from the dance floor, the make-up room, and the concealed cavity.
- Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with a senior officer naming 13 accused, though an earlier report listed 12.
- Investigators plan continued checks in the area, which has long drawn complaints about late hours and evasive tactics such as secret compartments.