With the arrest of 24 people, including fifteen women, the Gurugram police on Monday claimed to have busted a high-profile sex racket operating out of a spa and massage centre at the upscale Ansal Plaza at Palam Vihar in Gurugram.
Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at Ansal Plaza’s Avon Spa by a police team, led by inspector Surender Kumar.
The police team reached the spot on Sunday at around 10.30 pm and arrested the 15 women along with nine customers.
“Specific inputs were received about an illegal prostitution racket running in a spa and massage centre. Before raiding the premises, a constable was sent as a decoy customer who visited the spot on Sunday evening. The police team that lay in wait raided the spa centre after the decoy signalled to them about the deal being struck. Twenty four people were arrested from the spot,” said the senior police official.
“At the time of the raid, the rooms in the house were occupied where women and men were found in objectionable positions,” police said.
“They have been booked under different sections of the Immoral Trafficking Act and an FIR under appropriate sections has been registered against them at the Palam Vihar police station,” said the senior police official.
All the 15 women, who are aged between 20 and 25 years and hail from Delhi, Gurugram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram were arrested for alleged involvement in the sex trade.
“A case has been registered and a probe is underway. The arrested accused were sent to judicial custody for 14 days after being produced before a magistrate, said Subhash Boken spokesperson of the Gurugram police.