PANAJI
Crime Branch of Goa Police busted an inter-state prostitution racket at a resort in Saligao rescuing four women and arresting two persons.
Based on reliable information that a prostitution racket was being operated at Valley View Resort in Tabra Vaddo, Saligao, Crime Branch team maintained surveillance and conducted a raid during which four victims were rescued. The victims have been lodged at Protective Home in Merces.
Accused Ismail Hanabarkadabi from Kevnem, Caranzalem was arrested and he disclosed that the entire operation was being operated from Chandigarh by one Raaz alias Nishant Kapoor (32), a hotelier from Mohali, Punjab. Ismail was running the resort in Saligao on lease.
A team was dispatched immediately to Chandigarh where the accused person Nishant Kapoor was arrested with the assistance of Punjab Police SP Ravjot Grewal.
Nishant disclosed details of how he solicited clients online. Accordingly, his online ads and website and phone numbers have also been taken off by the Crime Branch.
