Overview
- The commission has formally written to the state director general of police to set up a special investigation team focused on forced prostitution and human trafficking linked to the July raid.
- Chakankar alleged that Khewalkar lured migrant women with false film job promises and took them to Lonavala, Sakinaka and Goa for exploitation.
- Investigators uncovered a hidden folder on Khewalkar’s seized phone containing 252 videos and 1,497 photos showing women being drugged, stripped and later blackmailed.
- Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar confirmed sending a confidential investigation report to the women’s commission and said he would not disclose its contents.
- Eknath and Rohini Khadse have dismissed the trafficking claims as politically motivated and demanded transparency on the evidence and ongoing inquiry.