Vimal Chand was arrested from his residence in Jagriti Vihar

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MEERUT: A clutch of CCTV footages, purportedly showing a 63-year-old retired insurance executive sexually exploiting several minor girls over a course of 2 years at his upscale Meerut residence, came to the fore on Thursday sending shockwaves in the region and prompting police to file a case and nab the accused.READ ALSO: 13 CCTV cameras covered each section of two-storey houseBy late Thursday night, Meerut Police was able to trace three girls, some as young as ten years. An FIR was also registered and the retired insurance agent, Vimal Chand, was arrested from his residence in Jagriti Vihar.READ ALSO: Chand recorded his escapades for voyeurism, cops on 13 CCTV camerasA CCTV technician, who stumbled on the footages while repairing the cameras, blew the lid off the scandal whose proportion has shocked the region.Chand retired in 2016 as assistant administrative officer (AAO) from Hapur . His wife, also a retired executive, passed away the same year. Their daughter is settled out of the country.READ ALSO: Meerut Police names first two victims as ‘Durga’ and ‘Devi’Senior police officials, caught off the guard, claimed that a thorough interrogation was on to gather more evidence and trace the minor girls who were victims of Chand’s exploitation.“Police took cognizance of the matter as soon as information was received. It is a very sensitive matter and police are dealing with it,” said Nitin Tiwari, Meerut SSP.Meerut division’s ADG Prashant Kumar said, “The main accused has been arrested. We will ensure justice to all the minor girls.” Sources privy to the investigation claimed that three minor girls who were victims of Chand’s exploitation have been traced.“It looks like most of these girls were brought through a pimp or some racket. They were forcing minor children into prostitution. Things will be clear only when we get to the bottom of the case,” a source in police said.“We will produce the accused in court and seek his police remand to further interrogate him,” SSP Tiwari said.Read this story in Bengali