Gurugram Police has formed a special investigation team to examine allegations that a private company was operating an international sex network through residential townships, hotels and other properties in the city and nearby areas. The allegations were made in a complaint filed by a non-governmental organisation in September, and the police have issued notices to the company’s director and eight associates.
The investigation will be led by Yashwant, assistant commissioner of police for the Udyog Vihar area, according to a senior police officer cited in the report. The officer said the allegations made in the complaint would be established only after the SIT completes its investigation.
The NGO alleged that the network extended from Russia to Dubai and involved women brought from Russia, Tunisia, Dubai and other countries. It further alleged that some of the women were forced into prostitution after being brought to India through an organised network. The allegations have not been established by the police.
According to the complaint, the women were allegedly kept in the company’s residential societies and other properties. The NGO identified townships, hotels and properties in Sohna, Bhondsi and Gurugram as locations that were allegedly used to operate the network. The complaint also alleged that women were brought from abroad for the illegal activity.
The allegations raise questions about how properties across a rapidly expanding urban region may be used, monitored and managed when criminal activity is suspected. However, the available police account does not establish which specific properties were involved, whether searches or arrests have taken place, or what evidence has been collected so far.
The complaint also claimed that some government officials were allegedly influenced through the use of women and their sexual services. This claim, like the other allegations, remains subject to investigation. The NGO further expressed concern over the possibility that minors may have been involved in the network.
The organisation referred to two similar cases registered at Sohna City police station in 2023 and 2024, claiming they could be linked to a larger network. The supplied report does not provide the case numbers, the outcome of those investigations or details about any accused persons in the earlier cases.
The police action places the focus on the next stage of the inquiry: examining the company’s alleged role, tracing the movement and accommodation of foreign nationals, determining whether coercion or trafficking took place, and verifying the claims about minors and official complicity. The SIT is expected to establish the facts and determine whether criminal proceedings should follow from the complaint.
