Social media to trap brothels

 SMTV Desk 2017-02-03 13:12:06  hyderabad,accused,social,media,trap,brothels
Social media to trap brothels

Hyderabad February 03: A seven-member gang, including six engineering students, were extorting money from clients frequenting brothels posing as policemen.In-depth into matter, Two members of the gang were picked up from the Kukatpally Housing Board Colony Junction on January 25. The other five were nabbed at Miyapur Junction on Thursday morning.Prime accused B Ranga Raju, a 28-year-old businessman from Pragathinagar, had hatched a plan along with others -M V Vamshi Kiran, M Nagendra Babu, T. Sai Kiran, K Pranith Reddy, Y Sri Teja Reddy, all 21-year olds and 19-year-old D Saiteja, all B Tech fourth year students of Gitam College, Rudraram to rob people visiting brothels, KPHB police inspector Ch Kushalkar said."They used to post messages on the internet via social networking platforms and inform potential clients about call girls. Then, two of them would call the client to meet up at Forum Sujana Mall. After that, they would take the person to a brothel, while the remaining gang members, posing as policemen, would `raid the brothel," he added.After they enter the brothel house, they would ask the customers, mediators and call girls to hand over their cell phones, valuables, and ATM cards.