Overview
- The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit used a decoy operation on February 20 in Sector 11, CBD Belapur, to rescue sisters aged 16 and 14.
- Broker Harish Vikas Chhari of Koparkhairane was detained at the handover and remanded to police custody until February 23.
- Investigators say the girls, originally from Rajasthan, told police their father pushed them into prostitution.
- Police identified the father as Raj Singh, also known as Raja Bharat, who remains absconding as teams work to trace him.
- An FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and POCSO, with officers reporting photos shown to clients and prices near Rs 1.5–1.7 lakh per girl.