**Puri:** Konark police on Sunday busted a sex racket with the arrest of nine youths after conducting raids on different hotels and lodges late night on Saturday.
Seven girls, most of them belonging to West Bengal have been rescued during the raid. Prima facie it appears that the hotel owners had hired the girls into flesh trade, the police said.
The raid was carried out by a 15-member team of Konark police after getting information about prostitution rackets running in the area.
A case has been registered and further investigation is on to trace out the links of other persons associated in the nexus.