In a joint operation by Ashoka Garden police and crime branch thirteen persons including four women involved in a sex racket were nabbed from a house in Ashok Vihar under Ashoka Garden police station area on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, regarding suspicious activities in an apartment in Ashok Vihar, a police team raided the house and nabbed two 9 men and four women from the house.
The nabbed men accused were identified as Santosh Meena (26), Bittu Shukla (28), Sonu Sharma (27), Shivam Prajapati (22), Santosh Tiwari, Pawan Sahu (32), Neeraj Khateek (28), Rajesh Mehra (28) while the women were identified as Zoya Khan (35), Fauziya Parvez (30) , Mahira Khan (23) and Najma (30).
Neeraj Khateek and Jitendra Khateek are of Vidisha, Santosh Tiwari is of Hoshangabad, Rajesh Mehra is of Sanchi while other men are from Bhopal.
The men and women were found in compromising position. Three women are from Shahjehanabad area while one is from Banganga area.
SHO Ashoka Garden police said that the the house was rented around 1 month ago and based on the complaints made by the locals, the action was taken.
The house raided is owned by and regarding neighbours would be investigated in the further investigation.
The women used to contact customers and would change place where the flesh trade was operated to evade suspicion and arrest, he added.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA).
The details of the men arrested have been investigated and crime record and
information would be obtained from their respective police station.