HYDERABAD: Rachakonda police busted a prostitution racket and arrested eight persons. Police rescued four sex workers from Bangladesh.
Acting on specific information, police raided Sai Durga Lodge in RTC Colony of LB Nagar and arrested D Venkateshwar Rao (52), owner of the lodge, M Avinash (32), junior assistant in panchayat raj department, Sakijan Khatun (30) of Charkaman, G Sujatha (27) of Meerpet, organiser of brothel racket and customers — C Manish (25), K Pancharam (38), A Madhu (30) and Vikas Kumar Saket (22).
According to police, Rao along with Avinash and his wife Sujatha have been operating the brothel at his lodge. Khatun and absconding accused, Ravi, were bringing sex workers. “The organisers have been circulating photos of the sex workers to clients through WhatsApp. They collect Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 from each customer and pay a small part of the earnings to the victims,” LB Nagar inspector V Ashok Reddy said. The accused have criminal records.