Police claimed on Monday that four women were rescued after a sex racket was found in Vasai, Palghar district.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Sanjaykumar Patil said two people, including a transgender, had been arrested for forcing these four into the flesh trade after they lost their jobs during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
A raid on a chawl in Pelhar’s Khan compound on July 23 resulted in the confiscation of Rs 2.53 lakh, according to a Valiv police station official.