Social Security Branch (SSB) of Nagpur Police on Sunday raided a brothel in Nandanvan and rescued two minor girls who had been forced into prostitution by pimps. They also arrested Aishwarya alias Ashu Gajanan Raut (21), who was operating the sex racket.
Aishwarya, a resident of Plot No 123, Maitri Vihar Nagar, behind Shiv Shankar Lawns, Kharbi Ring Road, Nandanvan, was accused of running the racket from her home. Crime Branch officers had received information about her activities and discovered that she was providing minor girls to customers for a fee. A decoy customer was sent to her house, and after paying, was provided with a teenage girl. The decoy then alerted the SSB officers, confirming the illegal operation.
The SSB team raided Aishwarya Raut’s house and caught her in the act. They rescued the two minor girls and have filed a case against Aishwarya under Sections 143(4) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, along with Sections 4, 5, and 7 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act. The possibility of other pimps being involved in the racket is still under investigation.
The raid was carried out by PI Lalita Todase and her team, which included constables Sachin Badhiye, Laxman Chaure, Ajay Paunikar, Sheshrao Raut, Samir Sheikh, Ashwin Mange, Nitin Wasne, Kamlesh Kshirsagar, Lata Gavai, and Aarti Chavan. The operation was supervised by DCP (Detection) Rahul Maknikar and ACP (Crime) Dr. Abhijeet Patil.