Flesh trade racket busted, 12 arrested

The West Bengal CID has busted a flesh trade racket and rescued six girls from a city hotel, a senior official of the probe agency said today.

Twelve people, including three women, were arrested during a raid in the hotel on Belghoria Expressway, on the northern fringes of the city, last night, he said.

Two minors and four girls in their late teens were rescued from the spot, the official said.

"We nabbed 12 people, including three women. Besides, cash amounting to Rs 2,28,050 was seized from the premises of the hotel along with other incriminating documents," he said, adding that a car used to ferry the girls was also impounded by the CBI sleuths.