Nagpur police raid spa centre in Ganesh Nagar, arrest operator and manager over flesh trade

Nagpur: A woman was rescued in a raid on a spa centre in Ganesh Nagar under the Kotwali police station limits. The action was taken by a joint team of the Social Security Department and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU). The spa's operator and its manager have been arrested.

Prostitution was being run at SM Professional Spa Centre, located in Ganesh Vandana Apartment at Sharda Chowk in Ganesh Nagar. Women were lured with the promise of earning more money in a short time and were sent to customers.

On learning of this, the Social Security Department and the AHTU laid a trap. With the help of a decoy customer, they raided the spa on Monday evening. The police team rescued one woman victim.

Police arrested the spa operator, Saba Parveen Munawwar Sheikh (36), a resident of Mahal, and the manager, Sheikh Mohsin alias Munna (28), a resident of Nandanvan. During the action, police recovered three mobile phones and Rs 3,000 in cash.

A case has been registered at Kotwali police station under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is under way.