The manager of Maya Ayurvedic Beauty Care & Spa, Rubita Jane, 40, a resident of Taleigao has been accused of running the brothel and forcing the girls into prostitution.
The five customers hailing from Karnataka – Berul Nazir and Sheikh Ahammed, both aged 38 years; Alammed Raza, 35, Kabir Khan, 36 and B Dadapir, 39, were arrested from the premises. They have been charged under sections 370 and 370 (A) (2) of IPC, and sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. The victims, hailing from Nepal, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh are in their early 20s, police said. They have been sent to the Protective Home at Merces where their statement will be recorded.
