Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown on illegal flesh trade, the Commissionerate Police today busted a sex racket running from a lodge in the state capital here today.

Acting on a tip-off, the Khandagiri police conducted a raid on the lodge in Baramunda area and rescued three women engaged in the flesh trade. Reportedly, the women are residents of West Bengal.

The cops also arrested a pimp and owner of the lodge and seized several objectionable items from the spot.

All the five persons, including the women were later taken to Khandagiri police station for interrogation, sources said.