8 held on flesh trade charge

BIRATNAGAR, Aug 14: Police on Tuesday raided hotels and lodges based near the Biratnagar Bus Park and arrested eight people on the charge of involving in flesh trade.



A squad deputed by the District Police Office (DPO), Morang raided the Dhankuta Lodge, Om Palace Lodge and Hotel Shanti Lodge and caught them.[break]



Of the arrested, four are men whereas two women are said to be unmarried. They are being interrogated.



According to the police, prostitution is flourishing day by day in commercial town Birtanagar.The raid on was an attempt to control increasing fresh trade in the town, DPO Morang said.

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