Sex Racket Busted at Excel Unisex Salon in Pratap Nagar, Nagpur; Two Arrested
Nagpur police have busted a sex racket operating under the guise of a salon in Pratap Nagar. Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branch Unit 1 raided Excel Unisex Salon in Savarkar Chowk, Pannase Layout, on March 11 and arrested two people involved in illegal activities.
The accused have been identified as Bharat Pyarelal Kashyap (35), a resident of Venkatesh Nagar, Khamla, and Sanjay Umaji Ashtikar (52), from Takia, Dhantoli. According to police reports, they were operating the racket by providing space for customers and forcing women into prostitution. During the raid, police rescued two women from the premises.
Authorities seized ₹19,600 in cash, two mobile phones, and other materials worth a total of ₹75,630. A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA) at Pratap Nagar Police Station. The accused and the seized items have been handed over to the police for further legal action.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Ravinder Kumar Singal, Joint CP Nisar Tamboli, Additional CP (Crime) Sanjay Patil, DCP (Detection) Rahul Makanikar, and ACP (Crime Branch) Abhijit Patil, with a team led by PI Amol Deshmukh.
The Nagpur Crime Branch continues its crackdown on illegal activities and urges citizens to report any suspicious establishments to help maintain law and order in the city.
