Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- A prostitution racket was busted in Madhapur by the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Cyberabad on Wednesday, August 13. The operation lead to 9 victims being rescued while 9 more were arrested as accused.

The Cyberabad AHTU sleuths raided BSR Super Luxury and Living Hotel in Gayatri Nagar Colony, Parvath Nagar and rescued 9 victims hailing from different parts of the country, including 2 foreigners, said the police in a press release.

Two of the victims hailed from West Bengal, two from Delhi, and one each from Jharkhand, Haryana and Punjab. The two foreigners hailed from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

The accused have been identified as Hamer Singh, Thammi Srinivas, Pokala Venkateshwarlu, Bekmetova Gulshat...