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. Police alleged the establishment was being used as a front for a prostitution ring. The accused, a resident of the Jind district in Haryana, moved the court seeking anticipatory bail. His counsel argued that he was falsely implicated and that no recovery was pending, and that he was willing to join the investigation. Opposing the plea, the additional public prosecutor submitted that the allegations were serious and that granting anticipatory bail could allow the accused to influence witnesses or hamper the ongoing investigation. After examining the police records, the court observed that the accused was the alleged owner of the spa and was accused of running a brothel under its cover....