Overview
- Anti-Human Trafficking Cell officers acted on resident complaints and used a decoy to verify illegal activity before raiding the Vashi APMC hotel on November 20.
- Senior Police Inspector Pritviraj Ghorpade said the team arrested the hotel manager, a waiter, and an alleged agent accused of facilitating the operation.
- Two women found at the site were removed to safety and placed in a rehabilitation center for care and support.
- A First Information Report cites sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 143(3) for trafficking and 3(5) for shared intention, along with the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
- Investigators are examining possible additional victims and links to similar rackets, with recent Mumbai cases such as the Chembur bar raid providing context for a broader pattern.