HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police, who uncovered a major sex racket involving over 14,000 victims, said top hotel staffers in Cyberabad were making quick money through commission from their involvement in the flesh trade.
Cyberabad police commissioner Stephen Raveendra they would conduct additional investigations with the assistance of the Central Crime Station's special investigative team (CCS). On Tuesday, the Cyberabad Police arrested
18 people who were part of a large interstate and international human trafficking network. "We are gathering more evidence against the accused involved in the human trafficking network to build a strong case, and a CCS team will work on the case. They are conducting additional investigations, and the local police will assist as needed," he said. According to top officials, a hotel receptionist in Gachibowli became an organiser by providing the racket with over 200 victims, and the manager of the Radisson hotel in Hitec City solicited the women and facilitated the prostitution racket.
Meanwhile, D. Kavitha, additional DCP of She Teams, revealed that Sarbeshwar
Rout, a receptionist at Siesta Hotel in Gachibowli, and Rakesh Chandra Sharma, manager of Radisson hotel in HiTec City, were also involved in the racket as organisers and facilitators.
"Rout, after being promoted as a hotel receptionist, was taking commission
from the men running the racket to facilitate the flesh trade and later turned himself into an organiser in the last two years. According to investigations, he supplied over 200 victims into prostitution from Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata. He was arrested on December 1," said the official. Apart from the prostitution racket, the police are also looking into the drug aspect, specifically the supply of MDMA by the racketeers to both customers and victims. The Cyberabad Police on Tuesday arrested 18 people involved in a major interstate and international human trafficking network.
