Flesh trade: 2 girls from Karnataka rescued

Panaji: Two girls from Karnataka and one from Mumbai were rescued after the Porvorim police busted a prostitution ring on Friday night. The police arrested a man and a woman on Saturday for allegedly running the racket.

In an overnight operation, Porvorim police nabbed Pravin Parab (27), working as a pump operator with state Water Resources department, and Sajjiya Khan (27) from Mumbai.

“A raid was conducted after sending decoy customers, who contacted Parab. When he arrived at designated place with the girls, he was arrested,” said Inspector Jivba Dalvi, who led the operation. The rescued girls were sent to protection home, he added.

A case has been registered against the duo under relevant sections of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he said.