Hyderabad, March 21 -- Two tribal women from Telangana were tracked down in Madhya Pradesh six months later after they reportedly went missing. Three people have been arrested for human trafficking.

The women, who hail from Komaram Bheem Asifabad, were allegedly sold to businessmen for Rs 2.5 lakh each.

According to the Bejjur police, the tribal women worked at a shopping mall in Mancherial town. One of the victims' 65-year-old mother lodged a missing persons complaint, saying her 24-year-old daughter and her 26-year-old friend had gone missing.

Investigations began and on March 14, police traced the women to Madhya Pradesh, married to two businessmen, with one of them being pregnant.

The women and their husbands were brought to Bejju...