Six women hailing from different parts of the country, including Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka, were rescued from apartments and other places by the Anti-Vice Squad of the Chennai Police.
Besides, eight persons were arrested and three of them have been detained under Goondas Act as they were habitual offenders, a police release here said.
The rest of the arrested were remanded to judicial custody while the rescued women have been sent to a government care home, it added.