26/04/2023
*S*x racket busted in Handwara, 5 including house owner arrested: Police*
Srinagar, Apr 25: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said it busted a s*x racket in Handwara area of north Kashmir Kupwara district and arrested 5 persons including a house owner and his wife.
In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that an information was received from reliable sources about a racket of immoral activities operating from the house of an individual in Reshipora.
The statement reads accordingly, a search party conducted a raid in the house of Shabir Ahmad War, S/o Ghulam Ahmad War of Reshipora, where a s*x racket was busted.
It reads five persons were arrested from the spot, including the house owner and his wife, one s*x worker and two customers. "Cash amounting to Rs 47,800 was was also recovered from the spot."
Those who have been arrested include as Rayees Ah Lone, s/o Khazir Mohd Lone of Dangerpora, Rafiabad, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, s/o Abdul Rehman Sheikh of Binner, Baramulla, a female s*x worker (name withheld), Shabir Ahmad War (house owner) s/o Gh Ahmad War of Rishipora and wife of the house owner (name withheld).
It added a case FIR No. 37/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Kralgund and investigation has been initiated—(KNO)