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Punjab Police bust inter-state sex racket in Ludhiana, 14 persons nabbed

Ludhiana, Mar 6 (UNI) In an early morning operation, Punjab Police on Saturday busted an inter-state sex racket active in Ludhiana with arrest of 14 persons, including 10 girls alongwith the lady kingpin already on bail in similar case who used to target needy girls out of jobs due to Covid lockdowns from city and outside forcing them into prostitution.
Antecedents of girls found involved in the flesh trade have been traced back to as far as Nepal, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Chandigarh and Amritsar and further investigations are on to unearth the complete area of their operations, Ludhiana ADCP-4 Rupinder Kaur Sran who led the operation said.
"We have also recovered restricted drugs Etizolam and Escitalopram Oxalate tablets which are only allowed on prescription and the accused are being interrogated to ascertain the source of their supply," the ADCP added.
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