{
  "id": 10917822,
  "title": "Beed: Sex Racket Busted At Majalgaon Hotel; 1 Woman Rescued, 3 Booked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/beed-sex-racket-busted-at-majalgaon-hotel-1-woman-rescued-3-booked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/beed-sex-racket-busted-at-majalgaon-hotel-1-woman-rescued-3-booked"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Beed police have dismantled a sex racket operating out of Hotel Jugaad in Majalgaon tehsil. The operation, conducted by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), resulted in the rescue of a woman and the arrest of three individuals. Assistant Police Inspector Janabai Sangle received intelligence about the flesh trade activities at the hotel near Godavari Tanda in Longaon under Dindrud police station jurisdiction.\n\nThe raid team, led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashok Anantre, utilized a decoy customer to infiltrate the premises. The decoy was met by a woman willing to provide sexual services, demanding ₹1,000 in exchange for the services. The decoy then handed over the money to a male handler, who was identified as Santosh Tukaram Chavan (36). Chavan and his second wife, Komal Santosh Pawar, were detained during the operation.\n\nDuring searches, police recovered ₹5,500 in cash, 10 condoms, and ₹500 from Chavan's possession. The rescued woman informed investigators that the couple lured women for monetary exploitation, charging ₹1,000 per customer and keeping half the amount while giving the rest to the woman. The case has been registered under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, under the supervision of Beed Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat.",
  "summary": "Beed: In a targeted operation, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Beed Police busted a sex racket operating out of a local establishment in Majalgaon tehsil, rescuing one woman and booking three individuals, including a husband-wife duo. Acting on specific intelligence received on Monday, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Janabai Sangle alerted her team to alleged flesh trade activities…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}