Crime Branch Unit 1 conducted a raid at Excel Unisex Salon in Savarkar Chowk, under Pratap Nagar Police Station limits, and busted a prostitution racket operating under the guise of a salon on Tuesday.
Two accused, identified as Bharat Pyarelal Kashyap (35) of Venkatesh Nagar, Khamla, and Sanjay Umaji Ashtikar (52) of Takia, Dhantoli, were caught facilitating illegal activities for monetary gain. Police rescued two women from the premises.
During the raid, officers seized two mobile phones, ₹19,600 in cash, and other materials valued at ₹75,630. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act at Pratap Nagar Police Station. The accused and the seized items have been handed over to local authorities for further investigation.
The operation was led by Crime Branch officials under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Ravinder Kumar Singal, Joint CP Nisar Tamboli, Additional CP (Crime) Sanjay Patil, DCP (Detection) Rahul Makanikar, and ACP (Crime Branch) Abhijit Patil, with a team led by PI Amol Deshmukh.