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41 State girls rescued from brothels in Maharashtra

Staff Reporter

Flesh trade racket busted

KHAMMAM: In a major operation monitored jointly by the Khammam police, the Women Protection Cell and the CID, special teams raided brothel houses at Wani of Yeotmal district in Maharashtra and rescued 41 girls from the State. They included 15 victims from Khammam district alone while 10 of the rescued girls were minors.

The Khammam Superintendent of Police, Rajiv Kumar Meena said here today that five persons indulging in flesh trade and organising brothel houses were arrested in the raids. They included Shaik Parveen, Rani, Baliram Singh Tagore, Nakka Padma- all residents of Khammam district and Rathamma of Warangal. One more person- Nakka Ramu alleged to be party to the racket was absconding.

Medical aid

Some of the girls rescued in the operation belonged to Kurnool, Guntur, Krishna, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy and Adilabad districts. Four girls who belonged to Maharashtra were handed over to the Yeotmal Police. The victims were being provided medical aid and rehabilitation. The Superintendent of Police said that the flesh trade racket was busted with the information furnished by a minor girl, Jyothi from Palvancha town.

The girl who was missing for the past two years, was rescued from another brothel house in Pune recently. Padma from Palvancha town picked up the girl promising employment and sold her to Parveen at Warli. Parveen in turn sold the girl to one Swapna five months ago. A case was booked in Palvancha police station on a complaint lodged by the victims father.

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