Ashok Nagar apartment raided, prostitution racket

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Mar 04, 2019: On receiving  credible information that a prostitution racket was being run from a residential apartment at Ashok Nagar, within the limits of Urwa police station, the City crime branch (CCB) police raided the house and arrested two persons involved in prostitution. 

They have been identified as Arudhathi (40) from Urwa and Ravikumar (41) from Chattisgarh. The police also confiscated three cellphones,  Rs 6,400 in cash and rescued two women who had been forced into the racket. It is gathered that Arundhathi was running the brothel along with Ravikumar.

The rescued women were handed over to women and child protection unit while the arrested and seized items were handed over to Urwa police station for further action.

CCB unit police inspector,Shantaram, Urwa police inspector, K M Shariff, and others conducted the raid.