A brothel has been busted in Tura, Meghalaya. It is being alleged that this brothel was run by BJP Vice President Bernard N Marak. In this case, the police had raided a farmhouse, which is being told of Bernard. The police have also arrested 73 people.
The brothel was reportedly being run in a farmhouse known as Rimpu Bagan. This farmhouse belongs to Marak. The police raided the farmhouse on the basis of intelligence inputs.
Singh said, “The six children who have been rescued were locked up in dirty rooms in Rinpu Bagan. It is alleged that it was being run as a brothel for the purpose of prostitution by Bernard N Marak and his associates. He said that all the rescued children have been handed over to the District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) for safety and further necessary action.
The SP also said that around 400 liquor bottles and about 500 unused condoms were recovered during the raid. The official said that there are 30 small rooms in this farmhouse.
The police have also raised suspicion that the farmhouse is at the same place where a girl was raped and this case was also registered in February 2022.
“In addition to the present case, several verbal complaints were being received by respected residents of Tura city area that several unethical activities were going on in Rinpu Bagan owned by Bernard N Marak,” a police statement said.
The official said that the police found many young men and women without clothes during the raid.