Delhi sex racket: City cops rescue five more girls from Virendra Dev's ashram

Five more girls were rescued from Virendra Dev's ashram at two places in Vivek Vihar and Uttam Nagar.

Following public outrage, the Delhi Police along with Delhi Commission for Women jointly raided these places and rescued the girls on Saturday.

They were then sent to Minda's children observation home for counselling.

The 41 girls rescued from different centres of the ashram are staying in the same observation home.

Raids were conducted on a tip-off by locals that girls were being shifted to undisclosed locations in night.

When the police and DCW team tried to enter the premises, they faced stiff resistance from the security personnel.

Locals protested outside the ashram and demanded for its complete sealing.

Sources said the observation home staffs were facing problems in counselling the rescued girls.

"The girls rescued from Vivek Vihar ashram are not cooperating with us. They neither cook food at the observation home, nor wear clothes provided by us. They do not come out of their rooms and insist on wearing only ashram clothes," an official said.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan police on Saturday visited Uttam Nagar ashram following a complaint registered by one Durgesh in Jhunjhunu police station.

However, Durgesh's daughter refused to go with him. Similarly, daughter of a Nepal national too refused to meet him.

The issue had come to light due to a PIL filed by an NGO before the Delhi High Court.