Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Three Men Booked After Alleged Prostitution Racket Busted in Ausa
Police in Latur say they raided a lodge in Ausa after receiving information about suspected prostitution.
They used a decoy customer to help confirm what was happening.
The customer gave police a signal, and officers entered the lodge.
They found a woman there with the decoy customer.
Police seized cash, phones, condoms and other items.
The seized property was valued at ₹23,500.
Three men have been booked in connection with the case.
The allegations have not been established in court, and police say they are continuing their investigation.
Latur police booked three men on suspicion of running a prostitution racket at PM Lodge in Ausa.
Police raided the lodge on October 8 after receiving information that women were allegedly being brought there and forced into prostitution.
The raid took place at about 5:20 p.m. after a decoy customer gave a pre-arranged signal.
Police said they found a woman with the decoy customer and seized cash, mobile phones, condoms and other items worth ₹23,500 in total.
A case was registered under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Three men were booked in connection with the alleged racket; Latur police conducted the raid.
- What
- Police raided PM Lodge and registered a case alleging the men arranged prostitution transactions.
- When
- The raid took place on October 8 at about 5:20 p.m.; police reported the case on Friday.
- Where
- PM Lodge, behind the Balaji temple in Ausa town, Latur district.
- Why
- Police acted on specific information that women were being brought to the lodge and allegedly forced into prostitution.
- Location
- PM Lodge, behind the Balaji temple, Ausa
- Raid date and time
- October 8, at about 5:20 p.m.
- People booked
- Three men
- Seized property value
- ₹23,500
- Reported cash seized
- ₹1,500
- Police station
- Ausa police station
- Legal provisions
- Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway