The police have busted a prostitution gang operating in Guntur city. They raided a house where the gang was operating in a high-tech manner by attracting women through WhatsApp and arrested five people, including the manager. The incident took place in the limits of Arundalpet police station on Sunday.

Going into details, on the orders of the SB DSP, the police, under the supervision of the Task Force CI, kept a special vigil on prostitution activities. In this order, the police received specific information that prostitution was taking place in a house in Bharatpet 7th line under the limits of Arundalpet police station. With this, the Task Force, Special Branch (SB) personnel, along with the team of Arundalpet SI Ashok, jointly raided the house at 12:45 pm on Sunday.

In this raid, the police found that prostitution was being carried out in an organized manner. Along with the four women in the house, a prostitute was caught red-handed. 5 cellphones were seized from them.

Initial investigation revealed that P. Sai Lakshmi alias Anjali of Gorantla was the mastermind behind the racket. Police found that she was sending photos of young women through WhatsApp to attract prostitutes and making deals. The five arrested persons were taken to the Arundalpet police station for further interrogation and legal action. Police said that a case has been registered and an investigation is underway.