In some cases, even ‘shocking’ is an understatement. A 23-year-old woman’s pregnancy has blown the lid off a prostitution racket allegedly being run in an Ulhasnagar rehabilitation centre, which is supposed to be a safe home for women rescued from prostitution across Thane. What’s worse, the local police admit that they know about the racket but claim they can’t do anything about it.

Thane: Minor girl forced into flesh trade; racket busted