Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Thane Police Bust Prostitution Racket in Bhiwandi
The Thane Police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Cell got a tip that a woman was making other women do bad things for money.
They went to a hotel in Bhiwandi and caught the woman.
They also saved two women who were being forced to do these bad things.
The police are still looking for more people who might be involved.
The woman who was caught will go to court for what she did.
Thane Police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Cell raided a hotel in Bhiwandi based on a tip-off about a prostitution racket.
A woman agent, Mushrat Ansar Mirza, was arrested for exploiting women into prostitution.
Two women, aged 36 and 33, were rescued during the operation.
Cases were registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Further investigations are ongoing to identify other individuals involved in the racket.
- Who
- Thane Police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) and Crime Branch
- What
- Busted a prostitution racket and rescued two victims
- When
- January 20, 3:30 PM
- Where
- Hotel Sandeep Veges, Gove Naka, Bhiwandi taluka
- Why
- To prevent human trafficking and prostitution
- Location
- Hotel Sandeep Veges, Gove Naka, Bhiwandi taluka
- Date of Raid
- January 20
- Time of Raid
- 3:30 PM
- Arrested Person
- Mushrat Ansar Mirza (40), resident of Santacruz East, Mumbai
- Rescued Victims
- Two women, aged 36 and 33
- Charges Filed
- Sections 143(1) and 143(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (PITA)
