Source: Hueiyen News Service
Panaji (Goa), May 26 2009:
Goan police have arrested a youth from Manipur in connection with flesh trade in Goa and rescued three girls including one from Manipur.
The youth from Manipur identified as Aiyan was apprehended by the sleuths of Crime Branch of Goa police while busting a prostitution racket during a raid at a massage parlour at North Goa Tourist belt along with another middle-aged woman, a senior police official of the Goa police said today.
The raid was carried out on Monday night.
"The prostitution racket was going on under the guise of a massage parlour at Arpora village, a tourist hub," the officer said.
A 23-year-old Manipuri youth, who identified himself as Aiyan, was arrested along with a middle-aged local woman in connection with the flesh trade, police said.
Three girls�one each from Karnataka, Manipur and Goa, were rescued and sent to a state government-run protection home near Goa.
A case under Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act (PITA) has been registered against the Manipuri youth and the local woman, whose identity was not disclosed, police said.
Crime branch is likely to conduct more raids on massage parlours linked to the woman, they added.