Flesh trade racket busted in Chennai; duo held

A prostitution racket that was run at a house here has been busted with the arrest of two persons and three women were rescued, police said Monday.

A special police team raided a house at Seven Wells in the city and nabbed Naresh Kumar and Anand Raj, a police release said.

The duo were produced before a local court which remanded them to judicial custody.

They have been lodged at the Puzhal prison.

Three women, who were involved in the flesh trade, were rescued and sent to a government home for women, the release added.