Ghaziabad, July 26 (PTI) Police have busted an alleged sex racket operating in Sahibabad and arrested 15 people, officials said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip off, police raided a flat and arrested eight women and seven men, Sahibabad Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahipal Singh told PTI.

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The sex workers also used to visit hotels in Paharganj, Nizamuddin and Jahangirpuri, he said.

The 15 people were arrested under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, Singh added.

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