Kanpur: Police on Thursday claimed to have
smashed a high-profile call girl racket with the arrest of
three men and two young women in Kidwai Nagar area in the
district here.
"Late last night police received information that some
men in a white car parked outside a cinema hall were indulging
in indecent activity with some girls," a police spokesman
said.
Acting on the information, the police raided the place
and allegedly found three men with two young women in an
objectionable state, he added.
They also found a few liquor bottles in the car.
The arrested men were identified as Ankur Aggarwal,
Dheeraj Aggarwal and Sumit Mahajan, who belong to influential
business families of the city.
The girls claimed to have come from another city and
told the police that they were promised Rs 5,000-Rs 15,000.
They also said that several othes including a few businessmen
were involved in the racket.
The kingpin of the racket, whoever, fled, police said.
Police are questioning those arrested and raids have
been carried out at several places to arrest the racket
operator.
PTI
