High Profile Sex Racket Busted in Prayagraj, Foreigners Among 20 Held

Prayagraj: The Prayagraj Police on Saturday busted a high-profile sex racket operating under the guise of spa centres in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and arrested as many as 20 people including foreigners. According to the police, a woman from Uganda has been arrested among the 20 people, who were nabbed during the raids.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Deepak Bhukar said a joint operation of the Civil Lines and Mahila Thana police conducted late on Friday night following a tip-off, targeted several spa centres at P-Square Mall near the Civil Lines bus stand.

These included Junction Spa Centre, New Green Spa Centre, Paradise Spa Centre and Waves Spa Centre, he said.

"During the raid, some women and men were found in objectionable conditions, in which a foreign woman of Ugandan origin was also found involved in immoral acts. Thirteen women and seven men were arrested on the spot," Bhukar said.

He said a case had been registered at the Civil Lines police station under various provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Twenty mobile phones, sex-stimulating medicines and Rs 8,400 cash were recovered from the spot.

He said the police were obtaining the passport and visa details of the woman of foreign origin.