Prostitution Racket in Pumpwell Lodge Busted, 6 Girls Rescued, Several Arrested
Mangaluru: The city police have raided a lodge and arrested more than 15 people involved in a prostitution racket. Six girls were rescued in the raid here, on June 22.
On getting reliable information that a prostitution racket was operating in the Annapoorna Lodge at Pumpwell, the police raided the lodge and arrested Pavan (26) from Beltangady. The main accused Shivaram Poojary managed to escape during the raid.
The Mysuru Odanadi Sangha and ChildLine had informed that girls were being forcibly kept in a secret room for prostitution at the Annapoorna Lodge in Pumpwell. Based on the information, the police raided the lodge and rescued 6 girls, of which four were minors.
During the raid, the police seized Bangladesh Currency and mobile phones. The police are investigating the case.
