43 persons arrested in flesh trade racket
The Hindu
Stern action will be taken against the accused, says Andhra Pradesh Mahila Commission chairperson
In an organised flesh trade racket, the police have so far arrested 43 persons, including a few women, for allegedly pushing a minor girl into prostitution.
The Arundulpet police of Guntur Urban district, who are probing the case, are trying to identify the remaining accused in the case. The victim’s mother was admitted with COVID in Government General Hospital, Guntur, in June last year, and died while undergoing treatment. The girl who assisted her mother in the hospital was infected with the virus. A woman reportedly promised the victim’s father to provide ayurvedic medicine to the girl for COVID and took the victim along with her. Later, she allegedly sold away the girl to different persons in Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellore, Hyderabad and other places.
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