Mumbai: 35-year-old man arrested for ‘running sex chat call centre’, 17 women rescued

The Mumbai crime branch Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly operating a call centre in Malad that provided “sex chat services” and rescued 17 women from the premises.

The accused, Brijesh Sharma, was operating the call centre Sea Link Media and Entertainment in Kaanchpada, the police said. An officer added that 19 mobile phones and other materials were seized from the spot.

An officer said Sharma made use of an online chatting application on which are registered people from across India and other countries. The accused took payments through digital wallets, the officer said.