India, March 7 -- The Faraskhana police busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from a residence in Budhwar Peth and arrested one accused while rescuing four Bangladeshi women during a raid on Thursday evening.

The raid was conducted between 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm on March 5 at a flat on the first floor of Janata Building, following a tip-off received by DCP (Zone 1) Rishikesh Rawale. The operation was led by SPI Prashant Bhasme along with a police team and two independent witnesses.

Police found four Bangladeshi women and a Bangladeshi man at the premises.

According to police, the women were lured to India with promises of jobs in beauty parlours or tailoring work but were later threatened and forced into prostitution. They were...