Three held for running sex racket from Thane spa; 2 women rescued

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Three persons were arrested for allegedly operating a flesh trade racket from a spa in Thane city while two women were rescued, police said on Saturday.

The spa was raided by the anti-human trafficking cell of the Thane crime branch on Thursday evening on a tip-off, a senior police inspector said.

The arrested trio included two women who were working as agents to operate the sex trade racket, he said.

The rescued women were sent to a state-run shelter.

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