Hyderabad (PTI): Andhra Pradesh police have busted a human trafficking network and rescued three girls while arresting seven persons including six women involved in the racket in Khammam district.

The rescued girls including a second year Intermediate student were sent to rehabilitation centre for counseling and rehabilitation, Khammam district Superintendent of Police M M Bhagwat told PTI on Wednesday.

The human trafficking network was exposed when a victim girl recently lodged a complaint stating that one Dharavath Nagulu trapped her and forced her to indulge in prostitution at Khammam town, Vijayawada city and other places, Bhagwat said.

On the basis of the complaint police teams conducted raids at various places and arrested Nagulu, kingpin of the racket and six women who were involved in selling girls to brothel houses at Khammam, Kodada, Vijayawada and Mumbai, he said.

Nagulu reported to have confessed that he was involved in human trafficking for the last five years, the SP said. Three other accused in the racket are absconding and efforts are on to nab them, Bhagwat said.