Manipur native held for forcing women into prostitution in Chennai

CHENNAI: City Police's Immoral Trafficking Prevention Unit (ITPU) arrested a 22-year-old woman from Manipur who forced other women from her state into prostitution by promising them jobs in the hospitality sector.

The ITPU team conducted checks at a spa in Kilpauk based on a specific tip-off that young girls are forced into prostitution there. After an inquiry, police arrested Malingmai of Manipur and rescued a woman from the spa.

She was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. The rescued woman was admitted to a government home for women for rehabilitation. A search is on for an accomplice of the accused.