Itanagar, March 28 -- In a major crackdown on immoral trafficking, police teams from Arunachal Pradesh's Banderdewa Police Station successfully rescued seven women and arrested two accused during a coordinated operation carried out on Friday, Naharlagun Superintendent of Police Dr Nyelam Nega informed on Saturday.
The operation was led by Naharlagun SDPO Rishi Longdo, along with IPS (Probationer) T Yangki. Acting on credible inputs, the police conducted raids at two establishments-NK Lodge and Lovely Lodging in Banderdewa-where the victims were allegedly being exploited for sex work.
According to police, the rescued women, mostly from Assam, were from economically vulnerable and broken family backgrounds and had been lured into the trade ...