Thane police bust prostitution racket; female broker held, four rescued

Police in a city in India called Thane found a secret business at a hotel where women were being made to do work they did not choose.

A woman was helping run this secret business, and the police caught her.

The police also helped four other women escape from that place.

A police officer said the woman tricked women who did not have much money by making false promises.

The women are now safe and staying in a special home run by the government.

The police had received a secret tip and made a plan to catch the woman.

The police have started a formal case about what happened.

Police are still searching for another woman who helped with this.