Hyderabad, Nov 26 (PTI) The Rachakonda Police bustedan online sex racket today and nabbed three persons associatedwith it on charges of human trafficking.
A woman, an Uzbek national who was overstaying inIndia after her visa expired, was rescued during theoperation, police added.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat saidthe police, acting on a tip-off, conducted a decoy operationat a hotel and apprehended the alleged racket kingpinJogeshwar Rao and his associates L Gopal and K Gopi.
"Rao had brought the Uzbek woman, in her mid 20s, toHyderabad from Delhi about a week ago and pushed her intoprostitution. The woman has told us she came to Delhi aboutnine months ago on a six-month tourist visa. Her visa hadexpired and she was overstaying in India," Bhagwat said.
The officer said Rao was engaging models and women offoreign nationalities in flesh trade as part of his onlineracket.
The three men were booked for human trafficking, thepolice said.
On November 23, the Hyderabad Police had arrested a 63-year-old man and a woman on charge of running a brothel at aflat here. The police had then rescued a 27-year-old woman,who also belonged to Uzbekistan. PTI VVK BNMRSY.
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