Police Uncover Human Trafficking at Thane Spa, Rescue Five Women

Authorities in Thane district have successfully dismantled a human trafficking operation concealed as a health spa, rescuing five women in the process. The operation took place earlier this week and has led to arrests, according to officials.

Following a tip-off, law enforcement deployed a decoy to the spa located on Kalyan-Shil Road in Dombivli. A woman complicit in the operation was taken into custody during the raid by a police team. In addition to arresting the broker, authorities filed a case against both the woman and the spa manager for human trafficking under Indian laws. The rescued women have been relocated to a rehabilitation facility.

(With inputs from agencies.)