Twenty three ladies, together with three minors and 10 Nepalese nationals, had been rescued after the Delhi Police busted a intercourse racket working within the Paharganj space, officers mentioned on Sunday.
The Delhi Police arrested seven individuals concerned in human trafficking within the joint operation carried out by groups from the Paharganj Police Station, Shardhanand Marg Police Publish and Himmatgarh Police Publish.
“Based mostly on inputs and surveillance, police recognized key areas concerned within the unlawful commerce,” a police officer was quoted by information company PTI as saying.
The officer mentioned the accused had been allegedly luring ladies from West Bengal, Nepal, and different states beneath false pretences and forcing them into prostitution.
They had been housed in a room within the Paharganj principal market space, earlier than being despatched to numerous inns, the report added.
The officer mentioned earlier than the raid, groups carried out surveillance and deployed decoy prospects at suspected areas.
“As soon as the unlawful actions had been confirmed, groups raided a number of areas, together with inns. The victims had been discovered being transported on scooters to totally different areas. The groups rescued 23 ladies, together with three minors and arrested seven accused,” mentioned the officer.
