The Two Town police arrested L. Leela (38) of Ganjipeta for allegedly indulging in trafficking of young women along with two other persons in Chennai.

According to Two Town Police Station Inspector Mallikarjun Rao, Gopalan of Chennai and Srinivasa Rao of Gudur had employed Leela to lure young women for jobs as housekeepers in Malaysia and Singapore, with the intention of employing them in the flesh trade business.

Leela was first exposed in a sting operation by a television channel and later after seeing the reports, Nookaratnam of Ganjipeta approached the Two Town police and lodged a complaint accusing Leela and the two at Chennai for trafficking women.

Talking to The Hindu , Nookaratnam said that she was one of the earlier victims of Srinivasa Rao and Gopalan.

“I was sent as a housekeeper on a tourist visa to Malaysia a few months ago. On reaching a city in Malaysia, I was taken to a beauty parlour and groomed up. And later put into flesh trade by force. My passport was taken by the organisers and it was a torturous experience, entertaining over 10 clients on a daily basis. After two months I was sent back,” she said.

According to the Inspector, Leela was also one among the many who ventured to go to Singapore or Malaysia for better earnings, but was told by Srinivas to lure a few other women, so that she could earn some incentives.

It was learnt that she had already sent a woman by name Raju from the city and was in the process of gathering a few more, when she was exposed.

The police are on the job to apprehend Srinivasa Rao and Gopalan. Meanwhile, the City Task Force have taken into custody Sai Prasad, a law student, who was responsible for processing the passports.

Law student taken into custody for processing the passports