Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Navi Mumbai Police Bust Online Sex Racket, Arrest Nine
Police in Navi Mumbai uncovered an online sex racket.
The bad guys used websites and messaging apps to arrange for women to be sent to customers.
Police used a trick to catch the first person by pretending to be a customer.
They then found more people involved, including the women being exploited.
Some of the bad guys ran away, but the police, with help from other police, found and arrested them.
The women were rescued, and now the police are investigating the case.
Navi Mumbai police busted an online sex racket operating through messaging apps and websites.
Nine individuals were arrested, including agents and a rickshaw driver, and eight women were rescued.
The operation started with a tip-off, using a decoy customer to apprehend the first suspect.
Investigations led to arrests and the rescue of women held in a rented house and transported to lodges.
Three absconding agents were traced to West Bengal and arrested in a joint operation with local police.
- Who
- Navi Mumbai's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) arrested six individuals initially, followed by three more, and rescued eight women. The operation was led by ACP Bansode and Senior Inspector Ghorpade.
- What
- Navi Mumbai police busted an online sex racket.
- When
- The operation began on July 8.
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, including hotels and rented houses in Turbhe, Vashi, and Nerul.
- Why
- The AHTU received a tip-off about the online sex racket.
Agents' Actions
Police Actions
Action and Result
Agents' Actions
Operating and managing online sex racket.
Police Actions
Being arrested and investigated for running a sex racket
- Total Arrests
- 9
- Rescued Women
- 8
- Racket Operation Method
- Messaging apps and websites
- Price per Visit
- ₹4,000
- Money to Women
- ₹2,000
- Arresting Agency
- Navi Mumbai Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU)
- Main Act
- Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA)