The accused have been identified as Mohammed Anwar Shaikh (56), Tinku Raj (36) and Fareed Haq Shah alias Tipu (55). The fourth accused is said to be on the run.
The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested three people who were allegedly forced Indian women into flesh trade. They later extorted money in return to set them free from the prostitution racket. The arrest was made on Friday based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Rajasthan.
The accused have been identified as Mohammed Anwar Shaikh (56), Tinku Raj (36) and Fareed Haq Shah alias Tipu (55). The fourth accused is said to be on the run.
According to the police, the complainant was unaware of the racket. A few months ago, a Mumbai-based girl from the complainant's contacts approached him asking for a job. The complainant introduced the girl with Shaikh.
Raj and Tinku, who claimed to be working as agents, introduced the girl with the absconding accused, who owns a hotel business in Bahrain. The accused assured the girl a job in the kitchen staff of the hotel and the girl flew to Bahrain for the same on July 13, 2018.
During the course of time, the accused began to force the girl into the racket. The victim resisted and contacted her family and the complainant. She told them that she wanted to return.
The complainant when contacted Shaikh learnt that the victim's passport was taken away and she was kept within the premises of the hotel so that she could not escape. The complainant then gave Rs 2 lakhs to Shaikh as ransom on the condition that the victim shall be set free from the clutches of flesh trade and would be allowed to safely return India.
"Further probe of the case has revealed that the accused trio used to give fake assurance to women to provide jobs in Bahrain, Dubai and other middle east countries and we are trying to track down the agent who used to send women abroad and also the search of other such victims is underway. Tipu who is a resident of a posh area of the city owns three hotel in Dubai and other accused are suspected to have similar business. A case has been registered and the accused have been booked under section 387,420,370 (1) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 4,5 and 6 of The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act." said a police officer.
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