Three persons have been arrested in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly being part of a prostitution racket while several women have been rescued, the police said on Friday, reported the PTI.

The officials of the Anti Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) in Thane raided a restaurant in Uthalsar area in the district and nabbed three 'agents' including two women, said Assistant commissioner of Police Dhanaji Kshirsagar of the crime branch, according to the PTI.