September 10, 2007

Call girl racket busted in Thakurgan

LUCKNOW: A call girl racket was busted in Thakurganj area on Sunday evening with the arrest of two women and four men. One of the women arrested was merely 14-year-old and was lured into this trade after she shifted to Lucknow from Bahraich sometime back. The men arrested were in their early 20s and appeared to be students. Investigations were on in the case till going to press.

Circle Officer, Chowk, Chiranjeev Nath Sinha told TOI that a raid was conducted in a house in Barauna Hussain Badi village near Balaganj police outpost late on Sunday evening. One Anju alias Renu was the leader of the call girl racket and used to solicit clients. She was arrested. Her son-in-law, Sonu, resident of Unnao, who was a part of the racket too was nabbed.

A 14-year-old girl, Ruksana (name changed), was also arrested. She was a native of Bahraich and shifted to Lucknow sometime back to study.

She was staying with her paternal aunt in the city and had got into the trade a few weeks back. She told the police that she got lured into the flesh trade for easy money.

Three men arrested from the spot were identified as Sanjay and Vivek, both from Talkatora and Raju Chauhan of Thakurganj. They are in their early 20s and appeared to be students. They said they used to pay Rs 2,000 to Anju each time they visited the brothel.

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