6 women among 24 held for flesh trade in Gurgaon

The Gurgaon Police Sunday raided a building in an upscale locality here and arrested 24 people including six women for their alleged involvement in flesh trade, a police spokesperson said.

Shamsher Singh said the raid was conducted jointly by the Durga Shakti Rapid Action Force of the Haryana Police and a team from the Sector-56 police station on specific information about such activities taking place in the building.

"The information was given by a neighbour. Subsequently, a joint team of Durga Shakti and Sector-56 raided the place and arrested them.," Singh, a Gurgaon Police PRO and Crime Branch ACP, said.

The building was taken on rent by one Rajiv Yadav, a native of Mahendragarh district in Haryana, he said.

The accused were booked under different sections of the Immoral Trafficking Act. They were produced before a local court which released them on bail after giving them strong warning, he said.

"During investigation, it was found that one Gurmit Singh facilitates girls there, ...