Mysuru (PTI): Police, in coordination with NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe, on Monday said they rescued a minor girl and arrested two accused here, who are allegedly involved in exploiting underage girls for prostitution.

Shobha, a Bengaluru resident, and her accomplice Tulsi Kumar were arrested on Saturday following a decoy operation in Mysuru organised with the NGO, police added.

The duo is accused of demanding Rs 20 lakh to arrange the sexual exploitation of a girl who had just reached puberty.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed the racket operated on a superstition that "intercourse with minor girls could cure sexual illnesses and impotence", generating demand for such exploitation.

Investigators said the network targeted men with such beliefs and supplied them with menstrua

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