Jammu, Jun 25 (UNI) Three persons including two women and a man have been arrested after busting a sex racket in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police official informed on Tuesday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Yougal Manhas said, ” A specific information received by the police that a woman is running a sex racket in her house in ward no 04 of Rajouri town.”

“After receiving information, a special team was constituted and raid was conducted on suspected location in the presence of executive magistrate and women constables,” the official said.

During raid, police arrested a man and two women from the spot, he said.

The SSP said that one among the two arrested women is an actual resident of Sankari village and presently resides in ward 04 of Rajouri from where she was running the racket for the past sometime.

The other arrested woman is a resident of Bhera village of Mendhar Poonch while the arrested man is a local resident of Rajouri Muradpur and runs a shop in Panja area, he said and added that a case under relevant sections was registered and investigation started.

“During the initial investigation, some more names have come to fore who are directly and indirectly involved in the racket,” SSP Manhas said.