Sex racket operating from two spa centres busted in Phagwara

The police have arrested 11 persons, including nine girls, under Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 of the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act on the charges of running a sex racket at two spa centres in old Sabzi Mandi and near the posh locality of Hargobind Nagar, here.

Though the police have arrested the boys and girls following charges of involvement in flesh trade, owners of both spa centres, who were running the racket, are at large.

SSP, Kapurthala, Vatsalya Gupta on Sunday said the police were investigating the case. The SSP said the police got information about the sex racket being run from the centres. Police personnel in plain clothes were deputed to keep a watch on such activities. The SSP said under the supervision of Phagwara SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, after getting a secret information, police teams, led by SHO City Jatinder Kumar, carried out raids at both centres.

It was learnt that the spa centre owners were meeting the demands of their clients and charging money for it. The booking was being done through WhatsApp and offline too.

SP Bhatti said the police had registered two FIRs in the case. In the first case, the police registered an FIR under Sections 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act against seven persons, including Diamond Spa owner Prince.

SP Bhatti said in the second case, the police have arrested five persons, including four girls, from a spa centre in the Old Sabzi Mandi locality. Oowners of Heawen Spa Centre Ravi and Kaka were at large. More disclosures are expected from the accused.