Balasore, May 2:Two youth and two women were thrashed by the locals at Laxmipatana village under the Bhograi police limit in Odisha’s Balasore for allegedly running sex trade.
The Police rescued the victims who were tied to a tree and being thrashed black & blue.
Sources said, a West-Bengal-based youth was allegedly running a sex racket in a lone hut located at Laxmipatana village-end. The youth did not stop the illegal practice despite frequent warnings from the locals.
On being informed that two customers were indulged in the illegal activities with two women in the hut on Thursday, enraged locals broke open the door, tied the four to a tree and thrashed them violently. Meanwhile, the police reached the spot and rescued the victims.
The two youths were detained whereas the women were released after interrogation, said the police.
