Police rescue women from suspected illegal sex work in India
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Police in Gurugram, India, and the Haryana State Commission for Women rescued 30 women during a six-hour raid on multiple “wellness centres” within a shopping mall.
The operation began after approximately 100 people working in the mall reported concerns about illicit activities occurring within the establishments. Authorities found evidence suggesting the centres were operating as brothels, not legitimate wellness parlours.
During the raid, teams inspected 18 wellness centres and discovered partitioned rooms rented by the hour, along with alcohol, cigarettes, and other prohibited items. Twenty men were detained for questioning, while the rescued women, including three minors, are being treated as victims of trafficking. Usha Priyadarshi, chairperson of the Haryana State Commission for Women, described the raid as the “biggest of its kind in Haryana”.
Investigators are now working to identify those involved in the operation and the owners of the properties, and are gathering information about how the women were recruited. Some of the women reported being coerced into sex work or driven by financial hardship.
