Pernem, Jan. 18 -- With the arrest of a resort owner and his accomplice, Goa police on Thursday claimed to have busted a "prostitution" racket operating within the luxurious Boomerang Resort in Ashvem in the Pernem district.

Two victims, aged 23-24 years, were rescued and safely admitted to a protective home after a court order from the Deputy Collector and SDM, Pernem Goa.

The raid, conducted on Wednesday, led to the arrest of resort owner Vijay Kumar Sarkar (44, Jharkhand) and his assistant Ajit Kumar Jha (Bihar). A police team under the supervision of SDPO Pernem Jivba Dalvi, along with ARZ NGO members Juliana Lohar and Shayori Banerjee, executed the operation.

Both accused have been remanded to 10 days of police custody, and furthe...