Sex racket busted in Handwara, five held
Srinagar, Apr 25: Police Tuesday said to have busted an immoral trafficking racket in Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
“An information was received from reliable sources about a racket of immoral activities operating from the house of an individual in Reshipora”, police said in a statement.
Accordingly, the statement said that a search party conducted a raid in the house of Shabir Ahmad War, son of Ghulam Ahmad War, resident of Reshipora where a sex racket was busted.
Five persons were arrested from the spot, including the house owner and his wife, one sex worker and two customers. Cash amounting to Rs 47,800/- was also recovered from the spot.
The arrested persons have been identified as; Rayees Ahmad Lone son of Khazir Mohammad Lone resident of Dangerpora, Rafiabad, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh son of Abdul Rehman Sheikh resident of Binner, Baramulla, a female sex worker (name withheld), Shabir Ahmad War son of Ghulam Ahmad War resident of Rishipora Kralgund (house owner) and wife of the house owner (name withheld).
“An FIR No. 37/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Kralgund and investigation initiated”, read the statement.
