Another successful operation by the Social Media Cell of Assam police was as they successfully bust an interstate sex trafficking gang that operated in Guwahati’s Panbazar area.
An official notice from the Assam Police said that the social media cell that keeps a vigil on updates from suspicious accounts had traced down some Twitter handles and unscrupulous websites claiming to provide escort services to Guwahati customers and others cities of the state.
The official report read, “Analysis revealed connected mobile numbers with other details and preliminary inquiries revealed the involvement of an inter-state gang in the possible prostitution racket.”
Assam police have arrested Patowary and are under judicial custody.
Further investigation into the matter revealed that another culprit, namely Sandeep Kumar alias Mukul Bhardwaj alias Bambam was the major kingpin of the racket. Police found out that Bhardwaj was running the prostitution racket along with his wife, Diya Sarmah alias Junaki Begum.
As per the investigation, Assam Police revealed that the accused person’s used social media to communicate with potential customers and other online methods like unscrupulous websites to fix the date, girls, and their rates for the escort services provided by them.
The operation took place at Hotel Minerva in Panbazar along with one of the rooms that was rented by Bhardwaj in the Jiyabharali Apartment.
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