With the arrest of three persons, including two Uzbek women, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police claimed to have busted a prostitution racket in the national Capital.
According to Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Brancg, police received information that some foreigners were overstaying and indulged in prostitution.
"It was revealed that one agent Monu was supplying foreign girls for prostitution. On Thursday.
Monu was contacted for supplying three to four foreign girls who said that ` 20 to 25 thousand will be charged for one night for each girl," said the DCP.
Police laid a trap near Bank of Baroda, Rohini Sector-15 as per deal. Assistant sub-inspector Balraj was deputed as decoy customer, while ASI Hukan was deputed as shadow customer to deal with the girls, she said.
Two Uzbek women came in a cab and offered themselves for paid sex for Rs 20,000 each for one night. Both the women were apprehended along with cab driver Puran Singh (47), a resident of Jahangir Puri, who accepted Rs 2,000 for each girl as his commission, said the DCP.
Thereafter, a case was registered on Friday and all the three accused were arrested in the case, police said.
During interrogation, both the women revealed that they came to India on tourist visa and were overstaying. In order to meet their expenses, they indulged in prostitution for sake of easy money, police said.
The cab driver disclosed that he came in contact with agent Ramesh about four to five months ago who used to supply foreign girls for prostitution. Singh used to drop those girls to the customers, police said.
These Uzbek women came in contact with Ramesh through one Guliappa who is also Uzbek national. On the direction of Ramesh, Singh came to drop the Uzbek nationals. Further investigation is under progress, the DCP said.