Pune: The Airport police raided a spa and massage centre at Datta Mandir Chowk in Vimannagar at 5pm on Tuesday, rescuing 16 women forced into flesh trade.Senior inspector Govind Jadhav said the rescued women include 10 from Thailand, three from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Chandigarh and Assam. He said that acting on a tip-off, the police sent a decoy customer to confirm the activity before raiding the facility located on the third floor of a housing society.Investigations revealed the spa was running illegally for a few days now. “We have taken the spa manager and four customers into custody for questioning. The rescued women were sent to a correction home,” he said.Police have registered a case against the spa owner and flat owner under provisions of sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention Act), he added.
