Chennai :Prostitution racket busted

Prostitution racket busted

Officials of the Central Crime Branch (CCB)-Chennai police on Friday raided a house in Madambakkam near Tambaram and arrested two persons Mumtaz (37) and Kumar (37) who were allegedly running a prostitution racket there. A case was registered and the two were remanded in judicial custody.

A CCB team led by ACP Jayakumar, on receiving specific information, raided an apartment in Madambakkam and nabbed the couple. A 19-year-old girl, found there, was rescued.

According to police, Mumtaz alias Mariammal, a native of Thoothukudi, moved to Chennai a few years ago. In Chennai, she met Kumar, who was working at a bakery in Tambaram, and the two began running a prostitution racket.

They were allegedly supplied women by a woman living near Pallikaranai who had brokers in various parts of the state.

A senior police official said, "This is an important arrest as we have got a lead on one of the major pimps in south Chennai. We are investigating and are confident she will be caught soon. Once this woman is caught, the networks in various parts of the state will become clearer. This big arrest, after the nabbing of Sona Lakshmi, is part of our efforts to shut down prostitution rackets in the suburbs."