STF NABBED ONE MORE PERSON INVOLVED IN OPERATING SEX RACKET IN BHUBANESWAR
II ODISHABARTA II
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday nabbed one more person involved in operating sex racket in Bhubaneswar.
The accused, identified as Bulu alias Prasant Kumar Pradhan (32), is an associate of Panchannan Padhi, his wife Preeti Padhi and Keshab Sahoo who have been arrested earlier in this connection.
The STF personnel nabbed him when he was attempting to hand over two girls to customers at Baramunda bus stand. While the girls were rescued, one motorycle and other incriminating materials were seized from his possession.
“A total of six accused persons have been arrested for operating sex racket in Bhubaneswar and 11 victims rescued from the clutch of traffickers. The STF has registered a case (7/20) under Sections 4/5 of ITP Act and Sections 370 (3)/ 467/ 471/120 (B)/ 34 of the IPC and the accused will be forwarded to the court,” a press note read.
