Margao Police on Thursday busted a sex racket by arresting two persons, including a pimp, and rescued a girl in the city here on Thursday.
The woman accused, Taslimisa Khan and her accomplice, Mohammed Jaffar from Colva, were later booked under the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act.
Margao PI C L Patil told the media that the police acted on a tip-off that the woman was supplying girls for the purpose of prostitution along the road passing behind Margao Municipal Council.
"After we received the information, the police acted swiftly and arrested a woman and rescued the girl. Based on the information provided by the woman, a police team was sent to Colva to arrest the main accused,” he said.
Replying to a question on prostitution raising its ugly head in the city, PI Patil said that the police have cracked the sex racket depending on information received from alert citizens.
“In this case, we have found out that the woman and her partner was supplying girls to prospective customers in the city and the tourist village of Colva for the purpose of prostitution,” he added.
The police are investigating.
