Margao police bust sex racket, five arrested
MARGAO, FEB 10 — In a major operation, the Margao police has busted a sex racket at Fradilem in Navelim and arrested five persons, including three main accused and two customers.
Three call girls, who were found at the premises when the raid took place on late Saturday night, are being treated as victims and have been sent to Shelter Home, Merces.
These three girls, aged between 19-20 years, were procured by the main accused for the purpose of prostitution. Two of the girls were hailing from Velsao and Panchwadi, while one is believed to be a native of Karnataka.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Margao police station headed by PI Santosh Dessai raided a residential house belonging to a woman, Savita Lingudkar — located around 100-meter away from the Chapel and found the three girls, two customers and the accused inside.
Besides arresting the woman, two others, who were reportedly operating as pimps, were taken into custody along with the two customers.
All the five accused have been remanded to five days police custody by a local court here today.
PI Dessai said they acted on concrete information that the residential house was being allegedly used as a brothel since the last three months. “Our interrogations are progressing in a satisfactory manner. More arrests are likely”, he added.
He said the accused have been arrested under section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the Immoral Traffic Act, adding that the accused have also been charged for conducting the activity within 100-meter from the Chapel.
Three call girls, who were found at the premises when the raid took place on late Saturday night, are being treated as victims and have been sent to Shelter Home, Merces.
These three girls, aged between 19-20 years, were procured by the main accused for the purpose of prostitution. Two of the girls were hailing from Velsao and Panchwadi, while one is believed to be a native of Karnataka.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Margao police station headed by PI Santosh Dessai raided a residential house belonging to a woman, Savita Lingudkar — located around 100-meter away from the Chapel and found the three girls, two customers and the accused inside.
Besides arresting the woman, two others, who were reportedly operating as pimps, were taken into custody along with the two customers.
All the five accused have been remanded to five days police custody by a local court here today.
PI Dessai said they acted on concrete information that the residential house was being allegedly used as a brothel since the last three months. “Our interrogations are progressing in a satisfactory manner. More arrests are likely”, he added.
He said the accused have been arrested under section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the Immoral Traffic Act, adding that the accused have also been charged for conducting the activity within 100-meter from the Chapel.
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