BENGALURU: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police recently busted a prostitution racket after raids on a few lodges in the heart of the city. The police have arrested six people and rescued seven women.

On November 7, the police raided Vasavi Lodge in K R Market area, Hotel Safeer Boarding and Lodging in Kalasipalya and Durga Palace Lodge in Cottonpet.

At Durga Palace Lodge, the police discovered a secret, stuffy room behind a wall, with a hidden door where some women were kept for flesh trade. Two women were found in the secret room at the time of the raid.