Seven arrested for immoral trafficking

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 2

The police claimed to have busted a gang on the charge of immoral trafficking with the arrest of seven persons, including four women, from the Ram Nagar locality on Daba Road on Sunday.

Among those arrested by SI Manjinder Kaur in a raid conducted on the basis of a tip-off were kingpins of the racket, namely Ankush Verma, a resident of City Garden Colony, and Rajni of Ram Nagar. Another prime accused Abhishek Jalota, a resident of Guru Arjun Dev Nagar, managed to escape from the spot.

According to the police, the trio was operating a racket of immoral trafficking at the house of Rajni where rooms were also provided by charging Rs 2,000 or more. During the raid, the police seized Rs 15,000 from the place.

Others arrested by the police and booked under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic Act were identified as Rajvir Singh, a resident of Satguru Nagar, Subodh Kumar, a resident of Captain Nagar, Manorama of Daba village, Lovepreet Kaur, a resident of Azad Nagar and Radha of Ram Nagar.

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