Prostitution racket busted in Hyderabad, actress rescued

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

A high-profile prostitution racket was following a raid at a hotel in the hills locality here and a 24-year-old budding from rescued, police said today.

Two persons have been arrested in this connection, they said.

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted raid at the hotel last night andarrested the brothel organiser along with acustomer, who is a government employee, a release from police said.

They also rescued the film actress, who is a native of Agra, it said.

The accused A Janardhan Rao is a "habitual brothel organiser" and has previously indulged in luring upcomingfilm actress from into "flesh trade" in and around

During investigation it was found that Rao and other absconding accused lured film actresses from and other states for sexual exploitation on weekly contract basis by paying them Rs 1 lakh for a week and they (accused) used to collect Rs 20,000 from each customer, the release added.

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First Published: Sun, July 08 2018. 16:25 IST