Ramtek Police, on Thursday, raided Hotel (Dhaba) Rasoi on Khindsi Road and arrested two persons, including the hotelier, for operating a sex racket. Cops also rescued a girl dragged into flesh trade.
Police arrested the hotel owner and a resident of Jamb, taluka Mohadi, district Bhandara, and Manager Sachin Ishwar Vaidya (31), a resident of Seoni Bhondki, taluka Ramtek.
Police received information that the accused duo were running a sex racket at the hotel by providing girls to customers. On the basis of the information, cops sent a decoy customer to the hotel. After con- firmation cops raided the hotel and rescued the girl and took the accused duo into custody.
Police registered a case under Sections 3,4,5 and 7 of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act against Ukey and Vaidya.
The raid was conducted by SDPO Ashit Kamble, Police Inspector H S Yadav, Assistant PI Swati Yawle, PSI Shrikant Lanjewar and others under the supervision of SPVishal Anand and Additional SP Sandeep Pakhale.