Police have arrested a man living in Hyderabad. (Representation image)
Panaji:
The Goa Crime Branch said on Friday that it had arrested a man living in Hyderabad and rescued three women, including a TV actor, after breaking a prostitution racket in the Sangolda village near Panaji.
According to a press release issued by the Crime Branch, two of the women rescued, including a TV actress, are from Virar near Mumbai, and a third is from Hyderabad.
“The Crime Branch received information that a person named Hafiz Syed Bilal was involved in prostitution, and a trap was set as a result,” police said.
After verifying the information, the Crime Branch set up a trap in which the Hyderabad accused concluded an agreement to pay 50,000 rupees near a hotel in Sangolda village, the statement said.
The 26-year-old defendant was arrested on March 17 when he was arrested along with three women between the ages of 30 and 37 who were arrested.
