Three policemen suspended for abusing sex workers

Two head constables - Vaman Naik and Santosh Vengurlekar - and constable Vijay Gaikwad were suspended yesterday after two commercial sex workers named them in their complaint to the crime branch, police said.u00a0

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The policemen were under scanner after two commercial sex workers had claimed about a fortnight back that they were sexually abused by them in return of protection to their business.u00a0

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The women alleged that they had been exploited for several months by the policemen. The complaint was finally lodged when the women were rescued by Calangute police during a raid recently, they added.u00a0

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