19 women rescued, 10 arrested in raids at two Delhi spas

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The raids were conducted by teams from Nabi Karim and Paharganj on DBG Road, respectively.

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New Delhi: Nineteen women were rescued and 10 people arrested during raids at two spa centres in central Delhi in separate operations against alleged illegal activities, police said on Saturday.

The raids were conducted by teams from Nabi Karim and Paharganj on DBG Road, respectively.

In the first operation, police rescued 14 women and arrested nine people, including the spa owner, manager and seven others, after a decoy customer was deployed to verify information about an alleged sex racket, a senior police officer said. The arrested persons were identified as Preeti Iman Ali, 39, the spa owner; Rizwan Ali, 38, the manager; Asif, 35; Shajeb, 31; Mohd. Umar, 39; Sameer, 25; Shahrukh, 35; Gulrej alias Danish, 28; and Shiva, 25. They are residents of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. The raid was conducted on October 16 following a tip-off, and an FIR was registered at Nabi Karim police station.

In a separate operation, Paharganj police raided a spa on Saturday, rescuing five women and arresting its alleged operator, Shakeel Ahmed (46), the officer said.

Police teams from both stations carried out the operations under the supervision of their respective SHOs, with the Nabi Karim operation also supervised by the ACP, Paharganj. Further investigation is underway.

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