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Navi Mumbai AHTU Busts Vashi Spa Prostitution Racket, Rescues Six Women

Investigators used a decoy customer to verify the tip-off before registering cases under anti‑trafficking laws.

Overview

  • The spa’s manager, Asima Robin Ghosh, 34, was arrested and has been remanded to police custody until December 4.
  • Police said her partner, identified as Noor Alam Sheikh, is absconding and a search is underway to locate him.
  • Six women were rescued from the premises and are receiving counselling and rehabilitation support, according to officials.
  • An FIR was lodged at Vashi Police Station under sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Reports cite the Vashi location as Sector 11 or the Juhugaon area, with the raid led by the Anti‑Human Trafficking Unit under Senior PI Prithviraj Ghorpade; officers alleged clients were charged Rs 6,000.