Two sisters arrested for allegedly running sex racket in Bhopal: Police

The women alleged that they were lured with job opportunities and accommodation, and were drugged and raped by multiple people in Bhopal, Mumbai, and Gujarat

Updated on: Feb 24, 2026, 20:53:43 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Three people including two women were arrested for allegedly running a sex and drug racket in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, police said.

“Authorities are also probing the bank details and sources of income of the accused. (Representative file photo)

Bagsewaniya police in Bhopal booked six people, including the two women on charges of rape and criminal intimidation. Police also arrested one of the woman’s boyfriend Chandan Yadav. Three other accused are absconding.

A 21-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh and a 30-year-old woman from Bhopal approached the police station on Sunday night. They alleged that they were lured with job opportunities and accommodation, and were drugged and raped by multiple people in Bhopal, Mumbai, and Gujarat.

Bagsewaniya police station in-charge Amit Soni said that both complainants gave similar accounts in the first information report (FIR) and also before the court on Tuesday and revealed that many other women may have been victimised. A team has been sent to Ahmedabad for further investigation.

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“Authorities are also probing the bank details and sources of income of the accused, as the sisters had risen from living in a slum in Abbas Nagar to owning a luxurious villa, cars, and traveling by air. They reportedly paid several women ₹10,000 a month for household chores,” said Soni.

The FIR has been registered under section 64 (rape), 123 (penalizes causing hurt by means of poison, stupefying drugs, or other unwholesome substances with the intent to commit an offence, cause injury, or facilitate a crime) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha (BNS) and under relevant sections of MP Freedom of Religion Act.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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