Nagpur: Social Security Branch (SSB) of the Crime Branch raided a prostitution den in the notorious Gangajamuna area on Wednesday and rescued three females, including a minor. 

According to police sources, the SSB officials had received secret information that a woman named Deepa was luring women and girls into prostitution in exchange for money. Around noon on Wednesday, the police conducted a raid in Gangajamuna, behind the Lal School near the Bajrang Cycle Stand. They found Deepa Raju Kanchan (50) and Neelam alias Guddi Dhanavat (55), both originally from Uttar Pradesh, running the prostitution racket. Customers were also present at the site. 

The operation was conducted by an SSB team comprising Police Inspector Kavita Isarkar, Police Constables Sachin Badiye, Laxman Chaure, Naik Police Amaldar Ajay Paunikar, Sameer Shaikh, Police Amaldar Nitin Vasne, Kamlesh Kshirsagar, Lata Gawai, Aarti Chavan, and Poonam Shende.