{"id":658552,"date":"2023-09-13T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=658552"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:18:55","slug":"notice-to-two-resorts-in-international-sex-trafficking-racket-in-goa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/658552\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to two resorts in international sex trafficking racket in Goa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-658553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sex_racket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>Panaji: <\/span><\/strong><span>The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Mapusa in North Goa has served show cause notices to two resorts for allegedly allowing the premises to be used for an international sex trafficking racket.\u00a0Deputy Collector and SDM Gurudas S.T.\u00a0Desai has asked the resort owners to respond to the notice.\u00a0The hearing will take place on September 28.\u00a0If no response is given, an order to seal the premises will be passed.\u00a0Last week, Goa Police had asked the SDM to seal two resorts for allegedly using the premises for an international sex trafficking racket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi had said that Anjuna police had written to the Sub Divisional Magistrate to take action.\u00a0Dalvi said, two resorts were used as brothels.\u00a0Action has been demanded against both those resorts.\u00a0The SDM has the power to seal these premises under Section 18 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Goa Police busted an international sex trafficking racket and arrested two Kenyan women, saving five women.\u00a0Later on Tuesday, a case was registered against two more people in this connection.\u00a0Sex racket busted due to efforts of Anjuna Police and NGO.\u00a0All five rescued women are natives of Kenya.\u00a0He has been kept in a shelter home in Merces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Police said young, educated and vulnerable Kenyan women were falsely promised jobs in the hospitality industry by agents working on behalf of Goa-based traffickers.\u00a0After being brought to India, police said, smugglers confiscated the women&#8217;s passports and visas and forced them into prostitution by threatening them with violence.\u00a0The racket, police said, is a close-knit group linked to smuggling duo Maria and Vilkista, which operated largely online, leveraging escort websites to attract clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panaji: The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Mapusa in North Goa has served show cause notices to two resorts for allegedly allowing the premises to be used for an international sex trafficking racket.\u00a0Deputy Collector and SDM Gurudas S.T.\u00a0Desai has asked the resort owners to respond to the notice.\u00a0The hearing will take place on September 28.\u00a0If no response is given, an order to seal the premises will be passed.\u00a0Last week, Goa Police had asked the SDM to seal two resorts for allegedly using the premises for an international sex trafficking 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