Hyderabad, Nov. 1 -- The Malkajgiri Police on Saturday, October 31, revealed that an egg-selling racket was busted in Begumpet police limits and 43 women were rescued.

Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police, B Sumathi, said that nine people were arrested during raids conducted in Begumpet, Erragadda, Saroornagar and Gopalapuram.

Addressing the media at the Malkajgiri Commissionerate Office, Sumathi said that women were brought from different states, lured with payments of up to Rs 30,000 per egg donation and kept in rented houses before being referred for fertility procedures.

As many as eight people were arrested in Begumpet and Saroornagar, while businessman Emirishetty Durga Prasad was held in Saroornagar.

The accused include Amit Sharm...