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Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore say they have smashed a prostitution ring with help from information received on Twitter. | Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore say they have smashed a prostitution ring with help from information received on Twitter. |
Police official Abhishek Goel said earlier in the week he tweeted, seeking information from the public about "trafficking". | Police official Abhishek Goel said earlier in the week he tweeted, seeking information from the public about "trafficking". |
An anonymous response led him to an internet link, a decoy customer was sent and the brothel was raided. | An anonymous response led him to an internet link, a decoy customer was sent and the brothel was raided. |
Mr Goel said they rescued four women who were forced to work at the brothel. | Mr Goel said they rescued four women who were forced to work at the brothel. |
"I got an anonymous message on Twitter with a link to an internet advertisement containing a vulgar advertisement. We sent a decoy who contacted the number mentioned on the web," Mr Goel told BBC Hindi. | "I got an anonymous message on Twitter with a link to an internet advertisement containing a vulgar advertisement. We sent a decoy who contacted the number mentioned on the web," Mr Goel told BBC Hindi. |
This number connected the caller to "a call centre for sex workers" which offered women in many states across India, senior police official Hemant Nimbalkar said. | This number connected the caller to "a call centre for sex workers" which offered women in many states across India, senior police official Hemant Nimbalkar said. |
Police raided the brothel located in a commercial complex in Bangalore and rescued four women who had been trafficked from West Bengal. | Police raided the brothel located in a commercial complex in Bangalore and rescued four women who had been trafficked from West Bengal. |
"Girls are transported against their wish with the false promise of a job and are forced into prostitution," Mr Nimbalkar said. | "Girls are transported against their wish with the false promise of a job and are forced into prostitution," Mr Nimbalkar said. |
Police in Bangalore have been increasingly using social media to crack cases. | Police in Bangalore have been increasingly using social media to crack cases. |
In the last few days, police have arrested 26 people who were allegedly selling job-seekers work experience certificates from fake companies. | |
"One of the first tip offs was about one fake company. We have now identified 169 such fake companies. The case continues to unravel," Mr Goel said. | "One of the first tip offs was about one fake company. We have now identified 169 such fake companies. The case continues to unravel," Mr Goel said. |
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