Guwahati, Aug. 9 -- Guwahati police have arrested the owner and manager of Hotel Bilas in the Paltan Bazar area after a raid on Friday. A team from the Paltan Bazar police station allegedly found the premises being used as a brothel.

The arrests were announced by Guwahati Police on their official X handle on Saturday. The two men have been identified as Kiran Kumar Gogoi (40), the owner, and Simanta Bora (28), the manager.

Gogoi, a journalist, previously worked for several Guwahati-based news outlets, including the now-defunct Frontier TV and a news portal.

A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITP Act).

The BNS, which came into effect on July 1, 2024, replaced the...