7 arrested, sex racket busted in Noida; 2 girls rescued
Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Mar, 2023 01:04 PM
Noida, March 3 (IANS) The Kotwali Sector 39 police along with the Anti-Human Tracking Unit of Noida police arrested 7 people including a woman in connection with a flesh trade being run from a rented house in Noida's Salarpur village. Two girls have been rescued from their captivity.
The officials raided the place on Thursday night.
The kingpin, Mala Devi, had been running the racket along with her associate, who has been identified as Manpreet from a rented accommodation in Salarpur.
DCP Noida Zone, Harish Chandra said that upon receiving information, the officials sent their own agent to pose as a customer in front of the duo.
After receiving the agent's signal, they raided the place and Devi and Manpreet along with five customers were detained.
The arrested customers have been identified as Anil, Rajan, Sagir, Abhishek and Harish.
The house belongs to one Neeraj Bhati.
Police recovered six mobile phones, Rs 2,100 in cash and objectionable items from their possession.
The official added that Devi and Manpreet had rented two rooms at Bhati's place some days back and had started the business here.
The police have registered a case against the accused persons under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and is gathering information about the others involved.
The girl was rushed to a hospital, where her condition is stated to be out of danger, an official said. The incident occurred at Prathmik Vidyalaya, opposite Model Basti near Rani Jhansi road in Delhi.
Delhi Police had submitted before the court that the investigation was in progress and requested for extension of his judicial custody. Poonawalla, who is accused of killing his live-in partner Walkar and then chopping her body into 35 pieces is currently lodged in the Tihar jail.
Apart from the arrest of two juveniles in conflict with law, the remaining four module members arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi Numberdar (18) of Naushera Pannua; Gurlal Singh, alias Gahla (19) of Chohla Sahib; Surlalpal Singh, alias Gurlal, (21); and Jobanpreet Singh, alias Joban (18) of Naushra Pannua.
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Eight persons who were critically injured people have been admitted to the Orai Medical College in Jalaun district, said police. According to reports, a gas stove lit up by a cook triggered the blaze, which spread to a nearby wooden structure.
The state government, in a counter-affidavit, said the Excise Department has been regularly carrying out massive enforcement drives against manufacture and use of illicit homemade liquor/spurious liquor. The state government's response came after the Supreme Court expressed concern at increasing illicit liquor trade in the state.
