Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Surat Hotel Raid: 13 Thai Women Rescued
Police in Surat, India, raided a hotel and rescued 13 women from Thailand.
The women were allegedly being forced into sex work.
Nine people were arrested, including hotel staff and customers.
The police found evidence like phones and cash.
A previously arrested person, Vijay Kasture, is suspected of running the trafficking operation.
The police are still looking for others involved and are investigating the case under human trafficking laws.
The AHTU rescued 13 Thai women from a suspected sex trafficking ring.
The raid occurred at a hotel in Surat, India.
Nine individuals, including hotel staff and customers, were arrested.
Vijay Kasture, a previously arrested suspect, allegedly ran the operation.
Authorities seized evidence like mobile phones and cash during the raid.
- Who
- Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and Jahangirpura police.
- What
- Rescued 13 Thai women and arrested 9 individuals involved in a sex trafficking ring.
- When
- Saturday, September 14
- Where
- A hotel in Jahangirpura, Surat.
- Why
- To stop the sex trafficking ring operating from the hotel.
- Incident
- Hotel raid and rescue operation
- Location
- Surat, Jahangirpura
- Date
- Saturday, September 14
- Victims
- 13 Thai women rescued
- Arrests
- 9 individuals (5 customers, 4 hotel staff)
- Charges
- Immoral Traffic Prevention Act violations