LUDHIANA, July 25 -- In a crackdown on alleged illegal activities operating under the guise of wellness centres, Khanna police claimed to have busted an alleged flesh trade racket being run from spa centres in the City Centre area. During coordinated raids, police detained six foreign women and a manager, while two alleged operators fled before the teams reached the premises.

According to police officials, they had been receiving complaints for some time about suspected illegal activities at certain spa centres in the area.

Acting on specific intelligence, teams from City-2 police station conducted simultaneous raids at three spa centres.

During the operation, police detained six foreign women and a manager from the premises. Prelimina...