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  Metros   Mumbai  25 May 2017  Nashik: Police raids spa, detains 13; owner booked

Nashik: Police raids spa, detains 13; owner booked

PTI
Published : May 25, 2017, 3:39 pm IST
Updated : May 25, 2017, 3:39 pm IST

Five men and eight women from the spa were detained after the raid.

Owner of the spa Paresh Surana was booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, police said. (Representational Image)
 Owner of the spa Paresh Surana was booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, police said. (Representational Image)

Nashik: Thirteen people including eight women were detained after city police raided a plush spa here which was allegedly being used as a front for prostitution.

The raid was conducted by a police team on Wednesday evening at the spa in HPT College Road locality following a tip off that a sex racket was being run from the spa, in-charge of Gangapur Road police station Mahesh Devikar said on Thursday.

Five men and eight women from the spa were detained after the raid. They were later let off after interrogation, he said.

However, owner of the spa Paresh Surana was booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, police said.

Surana is absconding and a manhunt has been launched for him. The spa was raided in the past as well but it began operations again, Devikar said.

Tags: sex racket, spa, immoral trafficking, raid
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)