Two persons, including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, were arrested from a lodging house in the township in connection with a flesh trade racket.
Babaji Mallick, CRPF jawan posted in Chhattisgarh and Panchanan Satpathy, manager of the lodging house, were arrested yesterday following a raid, Inspector Kendrapara police station, Pramod Kumar Lenka, said today.
The accused persons were forwarded to judicial custody under the provisions of Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA), he said adding further investigation into the matter was in progress.
