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GUWAHATI: Meghalaya police rescued 5 kids from the farmhouse of state BJP vice chairman Bernard Marak that was allegedly run as a brothel.
During a seven to eight-hour lengthy raid performed on the farmhouse in Tura on Friday night, the police recovered 400 bottles of liquor, 500 packets of condom and contraceptive capsules, 37 autos, 47 cellphones, Rs 30,000 and incriminating paperwork.
Director-General of Police LR Bishnoi mentioned the 5 kids had been locked inside a room and the police rescued them by breaking the lock. He mentioned 73 folks, together with 26 females, had been picked up by the police.
Bishnoi mentioned the police couldn’t hint Marak regardless of searches at his Tura residence and Shillong. He was someplace close to Guwahati the final time his cell phone was tracked. It was subsequently discovered switched off, he mentioned.
“The recovery itself indicates there was something fishy there. He has no licence to run it. The recovery of 400 bottles of liquor and 500 packets of condom and contraceptive pills indicates it was run as a brothel. Also, many of the people there were found in compromising positions. The police took action as per the law,” Bishnoi advised journalists.
The police registered a case beneath sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and seven of the Immoral Trafficking Act. Another case beneath the POCSO Act was registered with the Tura Women Police Station. The DGP mentioned the police would go “strictly”.
Marak on Friday had slammed Chief Minister Conrad Okay Sangma, alleging the latter was utilizing the state equipment to malign his (Marak’s) picture. He had described the raid as “political vendetta”.
The BJP is a constituent of ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance which the CM’s National People’s Party heads.
“The CM is targeting me because he knows he is going to lose the South Tura seat to the BJP,” Marak, who was in Shillong on Friday to have fun the victory of Droupadi Murmu within the Presidential election, had mentioned.
Marak is a former militant leader-turned-politician, presently a Member of Development Council in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council.
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya police rescued 5 kids from the farmhouse of state BJP vice chairman Bernard Marak that was allegedly run as a brothel.
During a seven to eight-hour lengthy raid performed on the farmhouse in Tura on Friday night, the police recovered 400 bottles of liquor, 500 packets of condom and contraceptive capsules, 37 autos, 47 cellphones, Rs 30,000 and incriminating paperwork.
Director-General of Police LR Bishnoi mentioned the 5 kids had been locked inside a room and the police rescued them by breaking the lock. He mentioned 73 folks, together with 26 females, had been picked up by the police.
Bishnoi mentioned the police couldn’t hint Marak regardless of searches at his Tura residence and Shillong. He was someplace close to Guwahati the final time his cell phone was tracked. It was subsequently discovered switched off, he mentioned.
“The recovery itself indicates there was something fishy there. He has no licence to run it. The recovery of 400 bottles of liquor and 500 packets of condom and contraceptive pills indicates it was run as a brothel. Also, many of the people there were found in compromising positions. The police took action as per the law,” Bishnoi advised journalists.
The police registered a case beneath sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and seven of the Immoral Trafficking Act. Another case beneath the POCSO Act was registered with the Tura Women Police Station. The DGP mentioned the police would go “strictly”.
Marak on Friday had slammed Chief Minister Conrad Okay Sangma, alleging the latter was utilizing the state equipment to malign his (Marak’s) picture. He had described the raid as “political vendetta”.
The BJP is a constituent of ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance which the CM’s National People’s Party heads.
“The CM is targeting me because he knows he is going to lose the South Tura seat to the BJP,” Marak, who was in Shillong on Friday to have fun the victory of Droupadi Murmu within the Presidential election, had mentioned.
Marak is a former militant leader-turned-politician, presently a Member of Development Council in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council.
