Sex racket busted in Pathankot, 4 arrested

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Press Trust of India Pathankot
Last Updated : Jul 30 2015 | 1:42 PM IST
Police have arrested four persons, including a woman and two young girls, from a house here for their alleged involvement in a sex trade racket.
Police said today that the arrests were made late last night during a raid following a tip-off about such activity being run from a rented accommodation of the woman.
Besides the woman, the alleged kingpin of the gang, two young girls hailing from Gurdaspur and Kapurthala, were arrested, police said.
The accused have been arrested under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, they said.
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First Published: Jul 30 2015 | 1:42 PM IST

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