11 Thai nationals rescued from brothels in India

In a sting operation on Sunday, police raided two prostitution rings disguised as spas in Chandigarh, India, and rescued 18 women, 11 of whom were Thai nationals, reports the IndianExpress. Four men were arrested.

After locals complained of brothels operating in the area, police sent decoy customers to enquire about ‘services’ at two locations: Golden Leaf Spa and Pyramid Spa. When the staff agreed to accept money in lieu of ‘services,’ police swooped in and raided the spas.

Customers were being charged anything between 3,000 rupees (1,250 baht) to 8,000 rupees (3,337 baht) for sexual services.

Police arrested four men operating the ‘flesh trade rackets,’ as called by the IndianExpress, including Gurmeet Singh and Atiq Rehman who ran Golden Leaf Spa, as well as Vinod [surname unknown] and Vikas [surname unknown] who ran Pyramid Spa.

All four men were taken to the…