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Mirzapur Gym Racket Probe: Six Arrested, Including Cop, as Police Seal Fitness Centers

Police say digital evidence points to a gym-based network coercing women with blackmail.

Overview

  • Uttar Pradesh police now report six arrests in Mirzapur, with a Government Railway Police constable among those held after raids across multiple gym locations.
  • Investigators say a password‑protected folder recovered from a suspect’s phone contained photos and videos of more than 50 women, revealing links across several gyms.
  • Earlier arrests include four trainers or owners named in two FIRs, while another suspect was wounded and detained after a reported encounter during an attempted arrest.
  • At least five gyms, including KGN branches, B‑Fit, Iron Fire and Fitness Club, have been sealed as potential crime scenes pending forensic examination.
  • Cases have been registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, the IT Act and other provisions, and police say lookout notices are issued for two absconding suspects with more arrests likely.