Muscat: Three Asians have been arrested for kidnapping, and trafficking offences, according to the Royal Oman Police (ROP).
A source at the Royal Oman Police said: "The Department of Investigation and Criminal Investigation, led by the Muscat Governorate Police, arrested three Asian nationals on charges of kidnapping and trafficking in human beings."
The source said: "The accused kidnapped a woman of Asian nationality from Al Khoud and took her to an apartment in Al Hamriya. After the police arrived at the residence of the accused, which they run as a brothel, the three defendants were arrested and the victim together with another woman who was forced into prostitution were released."
The investigation is ongoing, and the accused have been sent to the Public Prosecution for trial, the spokesman said.