The Ghaziabad police late Wednesday performed a search at a spa centre being run from a distinguished industrial plaza in Indirapuram and rescued seven women who have been allegedly compelled into prostitution by the spa operators.
Officers mentioned they booked 4 individuals — two clients and two spa operators — below totally different provisions of the Immoral Site visitors (Prevention) Act at Indirapuram police station, however solely the spa operators have been arrested. The purchasers have been served notices to hitch the investigation.
The police recognized the two operators as residents of Nyay Khand in Indirapuram whereas two clients, each aged 21, have been nabbed throughout the search and recognized as residents of Loni and Vasundhara. The search, police mentioned, was performed pursuant to a tip-off.
The police mentioned when their crew searched the spa, they discovered women workers and males allegedly concerned in sexual acts.
“Seven women have been rescued from the spa and so they informed police that they have been compelled into prostitution by the spa operators who clicked their objectionable footage and threatened to place them on social media. We acquired an nameless criticism, which we suspect got here from one of many seven women. The 4 individuals have been booked in the FIR ,” mentioned Vivek Chandra Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (trans-Hindon).
The women rescued by the police are residents of Ghaziabad and Noida. The police mentioned they recovered used and unused contraceptives in addition to aphrodisiac tablets from the spa rooms.
“The women informed police that the spa operators used to cost a hefty sum from clients and would hand over a small share to the women. The women have been despatched off with their relations. The two clients weren’t arrested however served notices. The two spa operators have been arrested,” a police officer mentioned, asking to not be named.
This was the second main raid by the police at spa centres.
Previous to Wednesday, on Could 24, police raided eight spa centres working from a mall in Kaushambi and booked 11 spa house owners below the provisions of the Immoral Site visitors (Prevention) Act over alleged sexual actions taking place at these centres.
The police additionally rescued 39 women from the spa centres who have been allegedly compelled into sexual actions by the spa operators. Sixty individuals, together with spa operators, workers and others, have been booked in an FIR lodged at Hyperlink Street police station.