In a terrifying incident from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police have arrested three Bangladeshi nationals and rescued a minor girl along with a woman after uncovering a prostitution racket running out of a residential flat in Naigaon, Vasai, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

The raid was conducted on July 26 by the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell, acting on a tip-off. Officers from the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police force stormed the flat and apprehended three suspected agents on the spot, according to the news agency PTI. 

According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madan Ballal, the minor girl was being forced into the flesh trade. A woman was also rescued from the premises. An investigation is underway to identify others involved in the trafficking network.