Team Herald
CALANGUTE: The Calangute police busted a sex racket on late Saturday evening and arrested one an alleged pimp Samrat Phoolsingh, age 30 yrs and native of Jind, Haryana.
PI Jivba Dalvi said that he learnt that a pimp was operating in Candolim and Calangute area from some days. Accordingly, based on the phone numbers, intelligence was collected and specific surveillance was developed.
Further, on Saturday in the evening information was received regarding the accused pimp coming to deliver the two girls to a customer for sex. Accordingly, in a short time, a team consisting of police staff, panch witnesses and NGO was formed to nab the pimp and rescue the victims.
Further, a decoy customer was sent and when the accused arrived on Fascino scooter, it was intercepted and accused was nabbed.
During the raid three mobile phones, cash of Rs 10,000 and the Fascino scooter were attached under panchanama.
An offence under section 370, 370(3) IPC & Section 4, 5, 7 of Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act has been registered. The raid was conducted between 8.30 pm and 10.15 pm in the evening.
The victim girls are natives of Haryana and Mumbai; they have been lodged in State Protective Home, Merces for safe custody and protection.
The raiding team led by PI Jivba Dalvi consisted of PSI Sitaram Malik, head constable Subhash Mavlankar, Constables Vidyanand Amonkar, Amir Naik, Lady Constables Gita Chawhan, Mamta Gaude and NGO Hope Foundation members Andrea Pereira.
