The due identified as Afroz Ahmed alias Sonu and Radhe Kumar, allegedly used to lure girls from railway stations -- particularly those hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal -- on the pretext of jobs and shelter, and later forced them into prostitution, police said.
Acting on a tip-off that the duo was spotted along with a minor girl in Sarai Kale Khan area, police laid a trap and apprehended them, said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar.
But on December 12, Sonu allegedly took her to a park where he sold her to a procurer named Radhe Gupta, police said.
While Radhe Kumar turned out to be Sonu's associate, the police are looking for others in the gang, including Radhe Gupta.
A case has been registered and efforts are on to rescue other girls allegedly trafficked by the gang, police added.
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