Many Government Officers involved?
On Wednesday, Police busted an Interstate prostitution racket. Five minors in the age group of 10-15 years were rescued. Police arrested 21 people, including government officers, for their involvement, an official said.
The arrested government officers include a deputy superintendent of police and a deputy director of health services, they said.
The minors were being trafficked to the state from Dhemaji in neighboring Assam by two women (sisters) who run a beauty parlor in Itanagar, Capital Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Rajbir Singh said.
Based on inputs a prostitution ring involving minor girls is active at Chimpu. The police conducted a raid at the alleged brothel cum residence of two women on May 4 and rescued two minor girls from there.
The minor girls revealed that they had been brought to Itanagar from Dhemaji, by two sisters, the SP said.
After being trafficked to Itanagar they were forced into prostitution by the sisters along with two others, the SP said.
Based on the complaint of the minor girls, a case was registered at the Itanagar Women's police station and an investigation was started.
Consequently, it was learned that two more minor girls trafficked from Dhemaji were in the custody of a woman and were later rescued.
All the women were arrested and they are currently in police custody, while the rescued minor girls are at shelter homes where they are receiving medical and mental health care, he added.
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