Panaji: Three Uzbek female nationals and two Indian women were rescued after a raid by the Calangute police in North coastal Goa on Monday. Two pimps were also arrested.
The raid was conducted at a guest house in Candolim village in North Goa, Police Inspector in-charge of Calangute police station Jivba Dalvi told presspersons on Monday.
He said this was part of continued action by the police to tackle trafficking of women for sex-trade.
“The men have been identified as Dhananjay Kumar Mohanty(22) and Chandan Kumar Patra(27), both natives of Odisha. They have been arrested and will be produced before a court for remand. The victims, three from Uzbekistan and one each from Maharashtra and Hyderabad have been sent to a care home,” Mr. Dalvi said, adding that the guest house has been sealed.
The accused have been booked under Sections 370, 370(3) r/w 34 Indian Penal Code and sections 3, 4, 5 & 7 of Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, Mr. Dalvi said.
