Representative ImageHYDERABAD: A sex racket was busted on Saturday and a municipality vice-chairman in Medak district and a software engineer were arrested and three women rescued. The main organiser of the racket is on the run.
Vanasthalipuram police said Anthireddy Anil Reddy, IDA Bollaram municipal vice-chairman, and techie Kona Dixith were arrested, while organiser Raghavendra Reddy is at large. The rescued women belong to Hyderabad. The three accused have been named in the FIR.
Officials said based on a complaint given by Reddy’s wife, cops conducted a raid and nabbed both the accused. Reddy allegedly has been organising the prostitution racket by soliciting women during the lockdown period.
Police said Reddy was running the racket in the absence of his wife. “The complainant also said that her husband has been harassing her since their wedding. He also cheated her by maintaining an illicit relationship with another woman and was running a brothel in a house in her absence,” police officials said.On information provided by the complainant, cops raided the house and arrested Anil Reddy and Dixith.