Cuttack: The City Police have busted a flesh trade racket at a hotel in Pilgrim road in Cuttack’s College Square area and detained three persons in this connection.
While the police have arrested three persons including a woman, identified as the kingpin of the racket, a woman has been also rescued from the spot.
Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid at the hotel on Saturday afternoon and rescued a woman from there.
According to sources, the accused trio was detained in connection with the incident and police have started interrogating them.
While the rescued woman was sent to a rehabilitation centre, a case was registered against the accused under relevant Sections of IPC, sources said.
The flesh trading racket during the lockdown period has raised eye-brow on the law and order situation.