India, Jan. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the bail granted to a woman accused of forcing minor girls into a prostitution racket in Uttar Pradesh and pulled up the state government for not challenging the order in a crime of this nature, observing that granting any further time would put the lives of vulnerable girls at risk.

Setting aside the Allahabad High Court's May 19, 2025 order granting her bail, the court directed the accused, Tulsi, to surrender within a week.

The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran, hearing a petition filed by non-profit organisation Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan, said, "We are surprised to note that the state government has not come forward for cancellation of bail in a matter of thi...