Online Sex Ring Busted, Two Women Rescued Nagpur police conducted a raid on a hotel in Ganeshpeth, dismantling an online sex trade racket and rescuing two young women—originally from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh—who had been lured into prostitution with false promises of quick money. The operation, part of "Operation Shakti" under police commissioner Ravinder Singal, took place between 8 p.m. on May 6 and 3 a.m. on May 7. The team included officers like Naik Constable Ashwin Mange, Sameer Shaikh, Kunal Masram, and senior inspector Rahul Shire. The investigation revealed the racket was run by a Jharkhand-based agent named Raj, also known as Ranjan Kumar Pandey. Women were targeted through a mobile number listed on a website, with traffickers exploiting their financial distress to coerce them into commercial sex work. The rescued women, who had been trapped in coercive exploitation, were medically examined and handed over to Ganeshpeth police station for statements and rehabilitation support. A cash amount of ₹6,730 was seized during the raid. Authorities are now searching for the main accused and the individual linked to the website-listed mobile number, considered the key coordinator of the operation. Police sources highlighted that traffickers increasingly use websites, social media, and messaging apps to operate such networks, often disguising them as massage or escort services. Women from North India, facing unemployment, debt, or migration pressures, are frequently targeted with false promises before being forced into exploitation. The case was registered at Ganeshpeth Police Station, marking another step in the police's ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.#ganeshpeth_police_station #nagpur_police #ganeshpeth #operation_shakti #raj_ranjan_kumar_pandey
