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Police raided the place on the complaint of locals and arrested the 2 women who have been charged with

Mumbai Police busts sex racket, rescues 3 girls, arrests 2

DCP Shahaji Umap informed that the 2 women were running the racket in a bungalow in Kurla's Kaamgar Nagar area.

15 Nov 2017 7:40 AM GMT

Practise in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and parts of western India, the devadasi system, which dedicates girls to a life of sex work in the name of religion, continues despite being outlawed in 1988. (Photo: YouTube/Screengrab)

Devadasi system still prevalent, 'naked' minor girls in temples of TN

The girls are dressed as brides and then 'their dresses are removed, virtually leaving them naked'.

27 Sep 2017 6:50 AM GMT

All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled Protecting Your Information. It will have a link to information on which Facebook apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook releases long-secret rule book on how it controls services

'You should, when you come to Facebook, understand where we draw these lines and what's OK and what's not OK,' a top...

24 April 2018 2:06 PM GMT

Can sex workers exit the trade as per their choice, without having to pay a price for it?

Are women in commercial sex work making free choices?

It is not uncommon to find women after a certain period of time resigning to their fates and learning to adjust to their...

30 July 2019 9:23 PM GMT

Sex workers of Sonagachi, South Asias largest redlight area are seeing brisk business as they are accepting the banned notes as demonetisation hit small businessmen across Kokata. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Sunitha Krishnan | Court did not legitimise sex work; focus on women's...

Several news articles have reported that a May 2022 Supreme Court ruling recognised sex work as a profession. Did it...

23 Aug 2022 7:09 PM GMT

The shocking revelation of an illicit sex network operated at one of Argentinas most prestigious and successful clubs was made after a 17-year-old told an Independiente psychologist he had been encouraged. (Photo: AFP)

Argentina trainee footballers coaxed into prostitution for boots,...

Independiente are the fourth most successful team in Argentine history with 16 national titles.

30 March 2018 8:28 AM GMT