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Police rescue TV actor in alleged trafficking and prostitution case in Thane
Police in Maharashtra's Thane district say they rescued a 35-year-old actor from an alleged trafficking and prostitution racket.
The actor, who worked in Hindi television serials and web series, was placed in protective custody at a Mumbai shelter.
Police say a woman and a male associate forced women from the entertainment industry into prostitution.
Acting on information from an NGO, officers sent a decoy customer to a hotel on Mira-Bhayander Road on October 8 and then raided it.
They arrested a 39-year-old woman at the hotel, according to police.
She has been booked under human trafficking and anti-prostitution laws.
Police are searching for the alleged male associate.
Police rescued a 35-year-old television actor in Thane district after a raid linked to an alleged human trafficking and prostitution racket.
The actor, who worked in Hindi serials and web series, was placed in protective custody at the Rescue Foundation in Mumbai.
Police arrested Tabassum alias Sonia Umar Qureshi, 39, and are searching for her alleged male associate.
Police said the pair allegedly forced women from the entertainment industry into prostitution.
- Who
- Police rescued a 35-year-old TV actor and arrested Tabassum alias Sonia Umar Qureshi, 39. They are searching for her alleged male associate.
- What
- Police raided an alleged human trafficking and prostitution racket and rescued the actor.
- When
- The police operation took place on October 8. The report was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- A hotel on Mira-Bhayander Road in Thane district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Police said a tip-off from an NGO led them to investigate allegations that women from the entertainment industry were being forced into prostitution.
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Police received a tip-off from an NGO and sent a decoy customer to a hotel on Mira-Bhayander Road.
Police raided the hotel, arrested Qureshi and rescued the actor.
Police placed the actor in protective custody and began searching for Qureshi’s alleged male associate.
Hindustan Times reported the police operation.
- Actor's age
- 35
- Arrested woman
- Tabassum alias Sonia Umar Qureshi, 39
- Raid location
- Hotel on Mira-Bhayander Road, Thane district
- Raid date
- October 8
- Protective custody
- Rescue Foundation, Mumbai
- Legal provisions
- Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
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