A high profile sex racket was busted by Nishatpura police at Vishwakarma Nagar and detained six women including two foreign nationals and five men in a raid conducted in the early morning hours on Friday.
At around 6 am a house was raided by Nishatpura police who found 11 persons dancing at the time of the raid.
The nabbed persons tried to mislead police and said that they returned from a party at a farm house in Gunga, but later it was found that the they were involved in flesh trade.
Police said that as the investigation is in the early stage the master mind behind the nexus could not be ascertained at the moment and would be investigated.
The raid was conducted after the locals informed police regarding movement of men and women frequently without any business and based on the tip off police team were formed and house was raided. For the past two months men and women used to frequently visit the house which raised suspicion among the locals.
The house is owned by Rakesh Sharma and was rented by the nabbed women. The role of the house owner was clear and he would be questioned regarding the sex racket said police.
Police suspect that the sex racket was operated from Koh-e-Fiza and mobile phones seized in the raids would be investigated in the further investigation to reveal the network in the city and other areas of the state.
Apart from the accused woman two Uganda nationals were also nabbed in the raids. The police have registered a case under section 3, 4 and 5 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act.
The nabbed were identified as Shalu, Aarti, Rashida, Navbala , Sajid, Suleman, Kaif, Ayaz, and Salman. Rashida and Navbala are residents of Uganda.