Nagpur: The Social Security Department of Nagpur Crime Branch, along with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), has busted an alleged flesh trade racket operating in the city by conducting a decoy operation near Chhatrapati Square on Wardha Road. A man was arrested for allegedly arranging a woman for prostitution in exchange for money.
The operation was conducted on November 10 between 5.20 pm and 9.20 pm, following intelligence inputs that the accused was allegedly luring women with promises of earning substantial money in a short period and subsequently pushing them into prostitution for his financial benefit.
According to police, the accused, identified as Tushar Pramod Phulkari (32), a resident of Darsh Residency, Arvi Naka, Karla Road, Wardha, allegedly acted as a middleman by arranging customers for women and facilitating commercial sexual activities.
After receiving the information, the Social Security Department and AHTU team planned a raid with the assistance of two independent panch witnesses and a decoy customer. During the operation, the accused allegedly offered an adult woman to the decoy customer for sexual services at a location on the public road in front of Neeraj Decor near Chhatrapati Square.
The police team subsequently intervened and apprehended the accused. A Realme mobile phone worth approximately Rs 10,000 and Rs 2,000 in cash, collectively valued at Rs 12,000, were seized during the operation.
Following the raid, Rana Pratap Nagar police registered an offence vide Crime No. 801/2026 under Section 143(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
The accused was handed over to Rana Pratap Nagar police for further legal action. The investigation is underway to ascertain whether others were involved in the alleged racket and whether additional women were being exploited through similar arrangements.
