Flesh Trade Racket Busted In Himachal’s Kangra, 5 Women Rescued

Mumbai: Himachal Pradesh police busted a flesh trade racket and rescued five women allegedly held captive at a private hotel in Kangra’s Damtal. The hotel owner and his two sons were also arrested by the police.

The kingpin and owner of the hotel and his two sons have been arrested. The accused have been identified as Janak Raj and his sons Akash and Vijay.

A police team led by DSP Baldev Dutt raided Hotel JK International after receiving a call from a woman resident of Gurugram.

The 27-year-old complainant alleged that she was invited to the hotel on the pretext of being a receptionist. She reached the Chakki bridge in Pathankot on 10 April, from where a person took her to the hotel.

He alleged that the hotel owner took him captive and sold him to a customer. On protesting, the hotel owner locked him in a room. She somehow managed to get in touch with her family who informed the police in Dharamsala.

The victim was found locked in a room in the basement of the hotel, while four others were rescued from another room.

Nurpur DSP Surinder Sharma said a case has been registered against the hotel owner and his two sons and the police have also seized CCTV footage and other evidence from the hotel.

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