The Commissionerate Police on Saturday took sex racket kingpin Sunil Meher on a four-day remand for further interrogation.
Even though the cops had sought a five-day remand, the Bhubaneswar Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court had on Friday allowed a four-day custody to the police for investigation. Meanwhile, Meher refuted the allegations of running sex trade in the Odisha.
Meher while being taken by cops for interrogation told reporters, “The allegations are baseless. I have left this business since I am residing outside Odisha since last one year. I am now doing textile business.”
“I have no links with the foreign girl arrested recently from Bhubaneswar. They are taking my name just to escape from police vigil,” added Meher.
Sources said Meher was grilled at the Nayapalli police station on Saturday. The cops are trying to extract truths from him about his connections with inter-State sex trade and how he managed to bring in sex workers of foreign origin.
The investigators would also try to find out his connections with influential persons, including politicians, bureaucrats, police officials and journalists, which is also another important angle, the sources added. Notably, the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police arrested Meher in Kolkata on Thursday. He is wanted in nine cases and has been arrested six times earlier.
