Sex Trafficking in Mumbai, Maharashtra (2024)

A sex trafficking case from 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Ten women were rescued during a Mumbai Crime Branch raid on two premises at Gulshan Mahal Building near Kamathipura. Police said the women had been brought from different parts of India, including West Bengal and Odisha, and forced into prostitution. Accused: Brothel owners and trafficking intermediaries.

Response and intervention

Mumbai Crime Branch anti-trafficking cell. Brothel keepers arrested; women referred to rehabilitation. Rescue Foundation India.

Sources

Hindustan Times (opens in a new tab)

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Women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked into brothels. Debt bondage and document confiscation used for control Accused: Cross-border trafficking network with brothel operators.

1 source

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the neighbors say the child and the bruises and burns and other injuries and took her to the hospital. There the doctor said her injuries were from phyiscal abuse so the neighbors called the police and the actor was arrested.

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Mumbai, India, 2009

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Anita eventually escaped from the brothel. She immediately found two police men who, after being paid, assisted her to the home of a Nepali boy she had met while in the brothel. She stayed with his family and later found out that Robert Mosier (IJM) had been contacted. After Mosier and the police raided the brothel, Anita led authorities through the building; giving specific information regarding her experiences.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016