Prostitution Racket Busted in Baghi Mehtab Srinagar: Police

Srinagar, April 3:Police on Monday evening claimed to have busted a Prostitution racket in the Bagh-e-Mehtab area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. As per the police statement,” Based on specific information a prostitution racket has been busted by Srinagar Police.
This Sex racket was being run by:
1. Irshad Ahmad Bhat S/O Shaban Bhat R/O Kadalbal Pampore
2. Mohd Shafi Hajam S/O Abdul Qayoom Hajam R/O Karim Abad Pulwama and others.
The premises were raided by Chanpora Police station today, falling in the area of Bagh Mehtab . Both the persons were arrested on spot further 4 sex workers & 2 customers( all 6 are locals of Srinagar) were also detained for questioning. The whole racket was run from rented house owned by one Altaf Hussain afaqi S/o Asadullah Afaqi R/o Chanapora.
FIR NO.19/2023 u/s 3,4,8 of Immortal trafficking act has been registered at chanpura PS. Further as the house owner had not done tenant verification of the tenants, he will also be booked.
All citizens are requested to do tenant verification if they have given their Houses/rooms/shops on rent,”police said.

Meantime,in a tweet, Srinagar police wrote, “A prostitution racket in a rented accommodation at Bagh-e-Mehtab busted. 2 persons running this arrested, Irshad Ahmad Bhat of Pampore, Mohd Shafi Hajam of Karimabad Pulwama. 4 female sex workers (all locals of Srinagar) & 2 customers detained. FIR registered at chanpura PS,”.