Uttar Pradesh: Sex racket operating from parlour busted

A sex racket operating from a parlour in Maharajganj town of Uttar Pradesh was busted on Wednesday. Police said, seven persons have been detained and the interrogation is underway.

Lucknow: An alleged sex racket running under the cover of a parlour was busted in Maharajganj town of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.

Besides owner of the parlour, four girls and two customers have also been detained and the interrogation is underway, police said.

"The woman leading this prostitution racket used to contact her clients over WhatsApp; she sent pictures of girls to them. The clients were given options, preliminary interrogation suggests that a lot of college girls are also involved," a cop added.

A senior police officer said, "We have registered a case and investigation is underway."

On a tip-off from one of the neighbours, police conducted a raid and recovered a photo album containing photographs of various girls. "Different drugs and illegal goods were also recovered from the spot," an official said.