Police Bust Fraudulent Escort Service In Bhubaneswar, Five Held

Bhubaneswar: An illegal escort service racket has been busted in Odisha capital on Tuesday and arrested five persons in this connection.

According to reports, a Special Squad under Bhubaneswar Urban Police District has busted the racket which was used to dupe gullible customers to the tune of several lakh rupees.

The arrestees have been identified as the kingpin of this racket Sushant Patra and his wife, apart from three others.

Police said the couple used to contact customers in lieu of providing escorts in hotels and in the process defraud them using various criminal tactics.

The five accused have been produced in a local court today. They are very likely to seek remand of the accused to investigate the case further.

The cops have also seized as many as 105 SIM cards and 11 mobile phones which were used in connecting with customers and cracking fraudulent deals.

The police have detected and seized Rs 20 lakh parked in 15 bank accounts belonging to the mastermind Patra and his wife.