Hyderabad: An alleged egg collection racket involving young women from different States has come to light at a working women’s hostel in Saroornagar, under the Malkajgiri Commissionerate.
According to police, poor young women were allegedly lured to Hyderabad with promises of money and accommodated at Shetty Working Women’s rented hostel in Venkateswara Colony. The women were allegedly subjected to repeated egg collection, with the eggs reportedly supplied to various corporate hospitals at high prices.
Acting on the information, Saroornagar police took Durga Prasad, suspected to have played a key role in the alleged operation, into custody. Police are investigating the network and the involvement of other persons in the collection and supply of eggs.
The probe is also examining whether the hospitals allegedly receiving the eggs had the required legal permissions and whether the collection and supply activities violated prescribed rules and regulations.