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Bangalore, Apr 25: An international sex racket was cracked by CCB cops on Tuesday night. Seven persons, including two women from Turkmenistan, were arrested at a serviced apartment in HSR Layout.
Turkmenistani women Husainova Dinara (23) and Syedova Tazegul (23), as well as Bangaloreans Smitha (22), Ayesha (24), Subrahmani (38) and Venkatesh (41), and Ratan (24) from Kodagu were arrested. The kingpin, Santhosh, is absconding.
The two Turkmenistanis came to Bangalore posing as tourists. The trade was carried out by a Delhi-based person, who brought foreigners under tourist and student visas, police said.
DCP (Crime) N D Mulla said the arrested have been handed over to Madiwala police. As the two foreigners don't know English, a Russian translator has helped put together information provided by them. They said they agreed to get into the flesh trade to support themselves.