Bengaluru: The women and narcotics wing of Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested two persons on charges of flesh trade in Bengaluru. The CCB police raided a house on 15th Cross of R T Nagar after getting a tip-off about a prostitution racket.

The police have identified the arrested persons as Shaik Riyazuddin Mohammed (49) from Ganganagar, Bengaluru and Devi Das SS (42) from Donchad village, Sindakhed taluk, Duliya district, Maharashtra. The police have recovered three mobile phones and Rs 1,850 from the arrested persons and rescued four girls from Punjab during the raid.

The police said the arrested persons used to bring girls from other states by promising jobs at live bands for them. Later, they compel the girls into prostitution.