Mumbai Crime: RCF And Tilak Nagar Police Bust Illegal Prostitution Racket At Chembur Bar; Manager, Owner And Customer Arrested
**Mumbai Police Bust Illegal Prostitution Racket Operating Under Guise of Bar and Restaurant in Chembur**
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have uncovered an illegal prostitution racket being run under the guise of a bar and restaurant at Pramila Bar and Restaurant, located on RC Marg, Chembur. Acting on a tip-off, the RCF police raided the premises and apprehended the bar manager, bar owner, and a customer involved during the operation.
### Joint Operation by RCF and Tilak Nagar Police
According to the complaint filed by Police Constable Amol Khatke, 36, attached to the Crime Detection Unit of the RCF police station, the raid took place on the evening of October 4 at 6:45 PM. The operation was conducted by a joint team from the RCF and Tilak Nagar police stations.
### Police Acted on Credible Information
Police Inspector Mausami Patil of RCF police station had received credible information that prostitution activities were ongoing at the bar. Inspector Manisha Kulkarni from Tilak Nagar Police Station, designated as a Special Police Officer under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITPA) and Government Resolution dated March 14, 2006, was also part of the joint operation.
### Decoy Customer Confirms Illegal Activity
To verify the allegations, the police deployed a decoy customer — a 32-year-old man residing near Atop Hill Church, Kokari Agar, Mumbai. The decoy approached bar manager Nishikant Sadanand Sahu, 43, a resident of Chembur Camp. The manager informed him that the charge for sexual services was Rs 1,000.
The decoy agreed to the arrangement and was directed to the first floor of the establishment, where he ordered a drink. Shortly after, a female bartender approached and engaged in inappropriate conduct. The police team seized the moment to raid the premises.
During the raid, the woman, aged 41 and a resident of Ambedkar Nagar, Mankhurd, was caught accepting Rs 1,000 from the decoy. The money was seized as evidence.
### Eight Women Found Working at the Bar
In total, eight adult women were found working at the bar, allegedly involved in prostitution activities. These women hailed from various localities, including Chembur, Tilak Nagar, Mankhurd, and Ulhasnagar in Thane.
### Accused Confess to Operating the Racket
During interrogation, the women revealed that their involvement was facilitated through acquaintances engaged in prostitution from their residential areas. They stated that they had been introduced to the bar manager, Nishikant Sahu, who confessed to operating the prostitution racket in collaboration with the bar owner, Vasant Chandrashekhar Shetty.
### Case Registered Under BNS and ITPA
Police have registered a case against the accused under Section 144(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Further investigations into the racket are currently underway.
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