Escort service provider arrested in his massage center

A Sex racket organised under the guise of a massage centre was busted with the arrest of two persons, including a sex worker, by Task Force sleuths. Acting on a tip-off, a Central Zone Task Force team nabbed the mastermind, Lakavath Upender alias Adithya, and a female sex worker.

Police said Upender used to take out advertisements in the newspapers, offering “hi-tech’’ services by masseurs and masseuses. The police have seized a mobile phone and motorcycle from him. The accused, a resident of Bowenpally, hails from Warangal district.

“When a customer contacted him over his mobile phone, Adithya would supply the female sex worker, charging Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000,’’ DCP Task Force V B Kamalasan Reddy said in a release.

For homosexual activities, the accused would make himself available at prices ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 3000, it is learnt. Adithya has been turned over to the Saifabad police.