Vadodara: One held for running prostitution racket

VADODARA: A Delhi resident was arrested on Saturday for allegedly running a prostitution racket in the city through WhatsApp. Two women from Sikkim whom he had forced in the flesh trade were also rescued. The accused Jeevan Bhul was nabbed after cops sent a dummy customer to trap him. Police said Bhul was arrested last year by Sayajigunj police and Gorwa police for running a similar illegal activity through WhatsApp.
A dummy customer sent by cops approached Bhul through WhatsApp. The accused sent photos of the women to him. After selecting one of the women’s photo, it was decided to meet on VIP Road. On Saturday, Bhul reached there with one of the rescued women. As he was introducing the woman to the dummy customer, cops, nabbed him.
“On different websites of escort services, the accused’s mobile number was mentioned. Since he had not changed his WhatsApp number after the previous arrests, we became suspicious and laid a trap to arrest him,” said a police official.
Bhul was booked under The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and Information Technology Act. During primary investigation, cops learnt that while coming from Delhi, Bhul used to live at a hostel in Sayajigunj while the women he used to bring were kept at a hotel in the same area. TNN