{
  "id": 7153695,
  "title": "Bhopal Sex Racket Busted At Indrapuri Spa, 4 Men Arrested After Decoy Customer Operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/bhopal-sex-racket-busted-at-indrapuri-spa-4-men-arrested-after-decoy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-sex-racket-busted-at-indrapuri-spa-4-men-arrested-after-decoy-customer-operation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal's Piplani police have dismantled a sex racket operating out of a Indrapuri spa and apprehended four men involved. Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikas Shahwal revealed the force received a report of immoral trafficking at the establishment. Police sent an undercover customer to the spa to investigate the claims. Upon confirmation, authorities conducted a search of the premises. They discovered young men and women in compromising situations within five of the spa's nine rooms. Preliminary evidence suggests the spa was used for prostitution with the suspects earning commissions on earnings. Four men - Bhuvan Singh Chandel, Deepak Thakur, Pankaj Tripathi, and Dev Singh Rajak - have been arrested and charged. They allegedly received 20%, 10%, 15%, and 5% commissions respectively from the spa's profits. Police seized Rs 8,800 in cash, mobile phones, and other items from the venue. A case has been filed under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Officers are questioning the suspects to uncover the involvement of others in the alleged network.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Piplani police on Sunday busted a flesh trade racket operating from a spa centre in the Indrapuri area and arrested four men in connection with the case. Deputy Commissioner of police (Zone 2) Vikas Shahwal said the police received a tip-off about immoral trafficking at the spa. Acting on the information, police sent a decoy customer to the spa to verify the allegations.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bhopal police bust sex racket at Indrapuri spa",
    "Four men arrested, Bhuvan Singh Chandel among them",
    "Rs 8,800 seized, case filed under ITPA"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}