The arrested include 35 pimps and customers. The police also said that the case involves several kingpins and at least one of the accused is currently in London.
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, who was forced into prostitution, was rescued by the Andhra Pradesh Police from Guntur on Tuesday and the police said the investigation revealed that she was gangraped by at least 80 men in the last eight months at different brothels. On the same day, the police also arrested 10 of the accused, including a B Tech student, and said a total of 80 have been arrested till now.
The arrested include 35 pimps and customers. The police also said that the case involves several kingpins and at least one of the accused is currently in London.
The police also informed that in June 2021, a woman named Swarna Kumari befriended the child’s mother at a hospital when the duo was undergoing treatment for Covid-19. Later, when the girl’s mother died, around August, Kumari allegedly took the child with her without the knowledge of her father.
A probe was initiated after the minor’s father informed the police about her daughter going missing. During questioning, the police also got to know that the girl, for the last eight months, was sent to several brothels in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to be used in the flesh trade.
Additional Superintendent of Police, K Supraja said, “Taking advantage of the girl’s age and situation, several gangs purchased the girl and took her to several places in the twin Telugu states and forced her into prostitution.”
Police have seized a car, 53 cell phones, three autos and bikes from the accused in this case. The accused were arrested from Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Kakinada and Nellore. A hunt is on to arrest the rest of the accused.
