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Flesh trade racket busted, Ugandan man arrested

February 14, 2015 1:57 am

Police rescued three girls, all hailing from Uganda, allegedly involved in the flesh trade.

Girl raped,forced into prostitution,man and his wife booked

November 30, 2013 3:42 am

The Pune police have booked a woman,her husband and two others for allegedly raping a girl and forcing her into prostitution.

'Crimes' of past may come to haunt bar owners who want to reopen

July 22, 2013 1:12 am

Police Commissioner says offences under PITA & those registered for assault will be a factor

Thane bar raided,two girls held for 'obscene gestures'

July 19, 2013 1:33 am

Even as controversy rages over the recent Supreme Court order allowing dance bars to reopen,the Thane Police Crime Branch raided a bar in Thane

City anchor: Rescued sex workers sew napkins,pledge Rs 1 lakh to fight drought

March 16, 2013 1:50 am

While they have already handed over Rs 15,213 to the district collector on Friday,they have resolved to contribute Rs 1 lakh towards the Drought Relief Fund by this month-end.

31 children rescued from hotels,17 held

July 18, 2012 12:24 am

Social Service Branch rescues 13 girls,arrests six persons from a building in Grant Road area

Sex racket: Techie among three held

July 15, 2012 12:27 am

The Social Security Cell of Pune police crime branch has arrested three woman including a 22-year-old software engineer who received her education at Sydney in Australia. Police said she works at a film production house in Mumbai on a salary of around Rs 65,000 a month.

Sex racket busted at Koregaon Park,7 Thai women held

June 23, 2012 1:27 am

The city police on Friday arrested seven women from Thailand and their manager,busting an alleged sex racket that was being operated in a spa at a plush mall in Koregaon Park

16 days on,relief for women detained

June 21, 2012 12:07 am

Sixteen after two sisters were detained on suspicion of being involved in prostitution under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act during a police raid at a restaurant,they were released by the Special PITA court on Wednesday.

Need to review immoral trafficking Act

June 20, 2012 12:57 am

With the detention of two sisters on suspicion of being involved in prostitution under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act sparking a row,legal experts working on womens issues feel there is a serious need to review the Act that permits the detention of a woman for 21 days on mere suspicion.