Flesh trade racket busted,3 arrested

The social security cell of Pune police has arrested three persons for allegedly operating a sex racket in Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar areas.

The suspects have been identified as Santosh Dhanraj Lalwani (30),a resident of Raheja Garden in Wanavdi,Ashwini Suryakant Mane (21),of Bhim Nagar,Vishrantwadi and Komal Bansode (26),a resident of Tadiwala Road.

Acting on a tip-off to crime branch sleuth Ashok Takalkar,a police team led by inspector Bhanupratap Barge nabbed the suspects in a car on the North Main Road in Koregaon Park around 3.25 pm on Friday. Police said they rescued two girls from the car who were allegedly forced into prostitution by the suspects.