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Calangute Police arrested a pimp and rescued a girl involved in sex racket late Thursday evening.
Police arrested the accused, Sunil Kumar (32) of New Delhi and also attached three cell phones, an i20 car and cash of Rs 22,000.
The accused had a criminal history and was earlier arrested by the Anjuna Police in the same act.
On getting specific information, Calangute Police traced the movement of the accused and sent a decoy customer to trap him.
The accused was nabbed when he came in the i20 car (GA-03-W-3268) to deliver the girl.
During the raid, three cell phones, cash of Rs 22,000 and the i20 car was attached.
An offence under section 370 IPC and section 4, 5, 7 of Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act has been registered.
The victim girl who is a native of Haryana has been lodged in State protective home, in Merces.
The raiding team was led by PI Jivba Dalvi and consisted of PSI Sitaram Malik, PSI Sapna Gawas, head constable Subhash Mavlankar, constables Vidyanand Amonkar, Sameer Sawant, lady constables Dipika Naik and NGO Scan India members Harshal Mandrekar, Valenka Fernandes and Elaine Fernandes. Further investigation is in progress.
