Twenty-six people, including 18 men, were arrested when a sex racket was busted in a hotel on the outskirts of Shimla, an official said on Monday.
"Eighteen men and eight women, all in the age group of 35 to 40 years, were arrested on Sunday evening," Superintendent of Police D.W. Negi told reporters.
He said police raided the hotel near Shogi town, some 15 km from here, following a tip off. All the arrested were later booked under the Prohibition of Immoral Traffic Act.
"The sex workers mostly belonged to Ludhiana while the arrested men were from Ganganagar in Rajasthan," he said.
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