Brothel busted;
72 arrested + 1 apprehended;
6 minors rescued;
500 Condoms recovered;
Huge qty of illegal liquor, cash etc. seized;#CrimeFreeMeghalaya#HelpUsToHelpYou@CMO_Meghalaya @MeghalayaPolice @lrbishnoiips pic.twitter.com/MUdgtQHAoP— West Garo Hills District Police (@wghpolice) July 23, 2022
Tura ( Meghalaya), July 23 : The Meghalaya Police on Saturday rescued six children and arrested 73 people from a ‘brothel’ allegedly run by state Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) vice-president Bernard N Marak at Tura in West Garo Hills district.
Rimpu Bagan, a farmhouse owned by militant-turned-politician Marak, was raided on the basis of a tip-off.
Six minors, four boys and two girls, who were found locked inside a dingy cabin-like unhygienic rooms at Rimpu Bagan run by Bernard N Marak and his accomplices as a brothel for the purpose of prostitution.
Six children were rescued from the ‘brothel’ which is allegedly run by Meghalaya BJP’s Vice President Bernard N Marak in Tura.
All the children were handed over to the District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) for safe custody and further necessary action as per law.
73 people were arrested for their indulgence in “nefarious activities” as evident from the material seized and the farmhouse has 30 small rooms.
Rimpu Bagan, a farmhouse owned by militant-turned-politician Marak, was raided on the basis of a tip-off, West Garo Hills district’s Superintendent of Police Vivekanand Singh said in a statement
“We have rescued six minors — four boys and two girls — who were found locked inside dingy cabin-like unhygienic rooms at Rimpu Bagan run by Bernard N Marak and his accomplices as a brothel for the purpose of prostitution,” SP Singh said.
All the children were handed over to the District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) for safe custody and further necessary action as per law.
In the raid, about 400 bottles of liquor and over 500 unused condoms were found.
It is suspected to be the place where a girl was sexually assaulted, and a case was filed in that regard in February 2022.
Marak, an elected member of the Garo Tribal Autonomous District Council, in a statement attacked Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma for the raid, denying the allegation of running a “brothel”.
Marak is yet to be arrested, police said.
The BJP is a part of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, led by Sangma’s NPP.
