A sex and drug racket came to light in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal after two women approached the police alleging that they had been raped by several people in the city as well as in Mumbai and Gujarat on the pretext of job and housing opportunities.
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HT had earlier reported that the two women, a 21-year-old from Chhattisgarh and a 30-year-old from Bhopal, approached the police station on Sunday evening. While the two women contacted police separately, their accounts to police and in court were strikingly similar, police said. The duo claimed that other women were also victims in the racket.
Police said three people, including two women, were arrested for allegedly being involved in sex and drug trafficking.
The accused were identified as Amrin and Afreen and were arrested along with their accomplice Chandan Yadav following the complaint. Three other people, Bilal, Shano and Yasir, were booked but escaped, NDTV reported.
From rags to riches?
Police told HT that the accused are being investigated over their sources of income as the sisters rose from a slum in Abbas Nagar to a luxurious lifestyle as they recently moved to a villa in Royal Sagar Villas in Bhopal.
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“The authorities are also investigating the banking details and sources of income of the accused. The two sisters rose from living in a slum in Abbas Nagar to owning a luxury villa, cars and traveling by air. They reportedly paid money to several women.” $“The incident was accused of paying 10 lakh per month for household chores,” said Amit Soni, in-charge of Bagswaniya police station, adding that a team has been sent to Ahmedabad for further investigation.
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According to reports, the sisters targeted girls from economically weaker backgrounds by offering them domestic jobs with a monthly salary of $10,000 free accommodation, food and “high-level lifestyle”.
The FIR has been registered under Sections 64 (rape), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison, narcotic drugs or other noxious substances with intent to commit an offence, cause injury, or facilitate the commission of an offence) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and under the relevant sections of the Freedom of Religion Act of Parliament shall be punished.
