Dehradun Police on Tuesday busted a prostitution racket operating from Brahampuri at Patelnagar while three girls from Meerut and Muzaffarnagar were rescued. Four persons, including a woman from whose house the racket operated, were arrested. Acting on received inputs, a team led by CO (sadar) ASP lokeshwar Singh and Patelnagar police station in-charge Ritesh Shah was formed. The racket was busted as the team raided the place from where the racket was operating. The three rescued girls were handed over to their families, police said.
The accused were identified as Saleena 45, resident of Patelnagar, Azam 22, resident of Chandrabani, Madan lal 50, resident of lakkhibag and Nitin 22, resident of Brahampuri. The quartet was booked under sections 3/5/6b/8 Immoral Trafficking Act in Patelnagar police station. Police recovered two mobile phones and Rs 6450 in cash from their possession. During interrogation, Saleena is believed to have said that she was operating sex racket thorough what’s app messages at her house. Women involved in the sex racket were given fifty percent of what was earned from the customers.