Dehradun police arrested six persons, including three women, for their alleged involvement in prostitution from two separate hotels in the State capital on Friday. Some were arrested from a hotel located at Tyagi Road under Kotwali police station while others were arrested from a hotel located at Canal Road, said Circle Officer (City) HC Sati.
He said that police received a tip off about prostitution activity in a hotel located on Tyagi Road. Following this, a police team raided the hotel on Thursday night.
The police knocked the door in one of the hotel rooms but elicited no response. The police forced open the door and arrested the four persons inside including two women when they failed to provide satisfactory answers to questions asked by the police on being caught in a compromising position.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to their offence. They have been identified as Kotdwar residents Aman Goyal and Saurabh Kumar who are property dealers. Two women arrested with them are local residents of Dehradun. All the accused has been booked under different sections of IPC in the Kotwali police station.
Police also arrested another woman accused of prostitution after raiding a hotel located in MDDA Colony Chander Road Dalanwala. The woman was arrested at Canal Road but her friend Rashid managed to escape from the scene. Police has arrested hotel owner and Pauri resident Anand Singh Bisht.
The district police claim to have busted many such rackets in the last few months despite which such activities are still on in the state capital. Sati said that police will soon be able to bust other such rackets in coming days.