Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday night busted two separate sex rackets in different districts of the state, leading to the arrest of several persons and the rescue of multiple victims during the operations.The first incident took place in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district, where a team from Geetanagar Police Station raided an alleged prostitution racket operating inside a spa in the city’s Geetanagar area on Tuesday night. Police said eight women working there were rescued.A police officer from Geetanagar said the raid was conducted based on specific intelligence. “We carried out the operation at Geetanagar’s Uday Path. The accused were running the racket illegally behind the spa business. The rescued women were being exploited and hailed from different parts of the state,” the officer said.Police arrested two persons identified as Namita Devi (30) and Anil Boro (25). During the raid, officers recovered trade licences, condoms and other items. “We are currently investigating the matter, and a case has been registered at Geetanagar Police Station,” the officer added.Police have withheld the names of the rescued women, citing their request for anonymity.In another incident in Sonitpur district, a woman was arrested and a minor girl rescued. Barun Purakayastha, SSP of Sonitpur, said the accused has been identified as Sima Das (31) of Murhateteli village under Tezpur Police Station.“Information was received at Kacharigaon Outpost regarding sexual exploitation of a minor girl in the Murhateteli area. Both minors were brought for interrogation, during which it was learned that Sima Das was sexually exploiting one of them for wrongful financial gain,” the SSP said.Following the incident, a case was registered at Tezpur Police Station, and the minor was placed in the safe custody of the Sakhi One Stop Centre for further legal action.
