Malkangiri police raided a rented house and busted a sex racket operating near a crowded locality close to a temple and educational institution.

Inspector Dipika Mallik led the operation based on a reliable tip-off. Officers arrested five individuals, including the house owner Dhaneswar Sahu (57), and seized incriminating items such as used and unused condoms, liquor bottles, cash, and mobile phones. The prime accused, Sharmila Chakraborty (34) and Santosh Kumar Swain (37), allegedly ran the racket by bringing women from various parts of Odisha and Bengal.

Police revealed that the couple had prior criminal records. They reportedly used the rented house as a spot house to conduct illegal activities with full knowledge of the property owner. Investigators found that Sharmila and Santosh ea

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