Bhubaneswar: Police Friday arrested at least 23 people and rescued 21 women from three hotels, two parlours, a house in Bhubaneswar and one in Cuttack. The police also sealed these seven premises which were being used for flesh trade and immoral trafficking.
The police have seized a hotel at Ashok Nagar, one at Bapuji Nagar and another at Chandrasekharpur, two beauty parlours under Laxmisagar police station, a house at VSS Nagar in Bhubaneswar and another at Ranihat square in Cuttack.
The police sources said, they have raided these places and found them being used as brothels. Police have also rescued 21 victims from these places and registered cases against 29 accused. All these places associated with flesh trade have been sealed and may have to remain so for a year.
‘‘In exercise of power conferred under section 18 (1) of Immoral Traffic (prevention) Act, 1956, the Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack ordered eviction of offenders from and closure of hotels/houses/rooms/rooms/place/portion thereof which was used as brothel by way of attachment for a period of one year from the date of its actual attachment,’’ commissioner of police Y B Khurania told reporters.
Speaking on the issue, Khurania said, ”Flesh trade rackets were operating from residential areas. The police raids will send a clear message to the people involved and the owners, whose property was being used for such activities. All house owners should conduct a proper verification before renting out their premises to people.”
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