A 22-year-old engineering student from Pune who was missing since March 30 was found murdered in Ahmednagar on Sunday, a police officer said, news agency PTI reported.
The engineering student from Pune was allegedly kidnapped by three people, including a college friend, for ransom and was later strangled, the official said, PTI reported.
“The engineering student from Pune was studying engineering at a college in Wagholi area. On March 29, a college friend and two others found her and dropped her at her hostel. On March 30, they took her to “Ahmednagar. They demanded a ransom of Rs 9 lakh from her parents. They then strangled her, buried her body on the outskirts of Ahmednagar and took away the SIM card of her cell phone,” he said, reported PTI.
After their relatives filed a missing complaint, a police investigation zeroed in on the three accused through technical analysis, following which they were arrested, the official said.
In another case, Pune police busted a prostitution racket allegedly being carried out at a spa parlor in Hinjewadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad and rescued three women and arrested two men, including the owner of the spa, reported ANI.
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Pimpri-Chinchwad police launched a surprise raid on Breath Spa in Hinjewadi area on Sunday and dismantled the prostitution racket operating under the guise of massages, ANI reported.
According to Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) police inspector Devendra Chavan, the unit acted on a tip-off that certain individuals operating in spa businesses in Pimpri Chinchwad were coercing young women into prostitution, ANI reported.
He further said that based on the information, the AHTU launched a surprise raid on Breath Spa in Hinjewadi area. As a result of the operation, on Sunday three women were rescued from the prostitution business and two men were arrested, including the owner of the spa.
The accused have been charged with offenses under Sections 3 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and Section 370(3), 34 of the IPC, at Hinjewadi Police Station. , he added, ANI reported.
The successful operation was carried out under the directives and supervision of Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doifode.
(With contributions from PTI and ANI)
