PUNE, May 9: Social security cell of Pune police crime branch has rescued a 23-year-old Kashmiri girl, who was allegedly forced into prostitution, police said today.
Police also arrested an alleged sex racketeer Amar Govind Iingle, (23) of Latur.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided an apartment in Fort Lisa, Kalyani Nagar and rescued the girl yesterday.
Iingle is believed to be an agent. A search was on to nab kingpin of the racket Nisar Chand Shaikh, police said.
The apartment was rented out in October 2012,
The girl came in contact with Iingle through a friend in Kashmir. She first came to Mumbai with her friend and the racketeer lured her to Pune a month ago on a promise to give her Rs 2 lakh. The racketeer got customers through escort service advertisements in newspapers, senior inspector Bhanupratap Barge said.
(UNI)
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