Srinagar- A day after busting a prostitution racket in Nowgam area of the city, the police on Thursday arrested a Sarpanch who owned the brothel.
“The house owner of the brothel namely Abdul Razak Najar S/o Abdul Khalil Najar R/o Chan Mohalla Nowgam also arrested in this case. He willfully provided his premises for immoral activities. The house is also sealed. He is a Sarpanch & affiliated with a regional political party. (sic),” Srinagar police said in a tweet.
Police on Wednesday had busted a prostitution racket by arresting five persons in Nowgam area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
“Information provided by citizens, 3 females (all locals) & 2 males arrested for running a prostitution racket from a rented building of a Sarpanch at Shan Mohalla, Nowgam. FIR 131/2023 under sections 3, 4, 8 of Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act registered at Nowgam PS,” the police tweeted yesterday.
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