Mohali, Jan. 12 -- A Mohali court has rejected an anticipatory bail plea in a case involving allegations of a prostitution racket operating under the guise of a spa in Dhakoli.

The order was passed by an additional sessions judge in connection with a case registered at the Dhakoli police station under Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, as well as Sections 111(2)(b) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the prosecution, police raided the spa on December 15, 2025, and rescued eight women from the premises. Police alleged the establishment was being used as a front for a brothel.

The accused, identified as Sukhdev Singh, a resident of the Jind district in Haryana, moved the court seeking a...