Overview
- Three suspects are in custody after two arrests Monday and a third on Tuesday, police said.
- Victims told investigators they were flown to Dubai on false modelling or job offers, drugged, raped, and forced to comply as passports and phones were seized and abuse was filmed for threats.
- Police said the recruiters pushed slick social media ads in January inviting entries for a February fashion show in Dubai to target aspiring models and beauticians.
- An SIT led by Deputy Commissioner Aswathy Jiji is probing five accused, and one suspect was stopped at Mumbai airport after a lookout notice.
- Officers reported phone threats to silence complaints and potential links to local criminal gangs, and they expect more women to come forward as the probe widens.