PUNE I am financially independent here. I want to live with dignity and enjoy my rights,” said a sex worker who is staying at Budhwar peth for the last five years. Among the many battles of her life, ...

Budhwar Peth, Pune’s red-light area, has always been a hotspot for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. However, in the last few days, police surveillance has tightened in the area, and continuous ...

Just a month after Pune Police arrested 10 Bangladeshi women from Budhwar Peth area of the city, the Social Security Cell of Pune Crime Branch arrested seven Bangladeshi women for illegal residence in ...

Unlike other sectors and businesses that are limping back to normalcy following relaxation of lockdown restrictions, those working at Budhwar peth as a commercial sex worker (CSW) still await ...

"Don't trust exit polls, people keeping silent due to BJP goons": Congress leader Debabrata Saikia confident of Mahajot win on May 4 ...

Pune: There are close to 2,200 commercial sex workers functioning out of Budhwar Peth, but most have not been able to avail benefits of the Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana due to lack of required documents, ...

Pune: A month after a Bangladeshi woman, who was forced into the flesh trade in a brothel at the red-light area of Budhwar Peth, made serious allegations against a police constable, the Pune city ...

Pune police cracked down on a prostitution racket in Budhwar Peth, sealing four flats used as brothels for a year. The ...