The high-end prostitution racket that was busted by the crime branch yesterday claims to have the involvement of the top models from Mumbai and Bollywood actresses in it. The fact came to light after the crime branch raided few places in the capital city situated at the posh locations and arrested the culprits. The contact list of some highly placed ‘VIP’ customers and upcoming Bollywood actresses have been exposed in this raid. Who are these people and how police managed to get hold of this high-end racket? Read the complete report here.
[su_expand more_text=”READ MORE” less_text=” ” height=”0″ hide_less=”yes” link_style=”button” link_align=”center”] Although police have disclosed the involvement of the Bollywood actresses and models in this high-end position racket but they did not disclose the further details on this. Police sources have stated that they have found the names and contact numbers of some highly placed people (“VIP” customers) and Bollywood actresses in the phone list of the ringleader (main pimp).
The Goa Police Crime Branch head SP Karthik Kashyap told the media that his department has busted the high-end prostitution racket in the capital city of Goa that involves few upcoming Bollywood actresses and some highly placed “VIP” customers although he did not reveal many details of the case.
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Police sources told the media that, the main accused Anand Kumar from Mumbai was wanted by the Goa police who has been booked in over five cases by Maharashtra and Goa police. The main accused used to keep in touch with the high end customers and used to fly down frequently to Goa to provide high-end prostitutes to his customers. He had apparently also developed a good contact with some of the star hotels here in Goa where he used to provide the girls to his clients.
According to Goa Police the main accused Anand Kumar 46, alias Andy alias Chetan who is Mumbai resident used to stay in a rented apartment in Raibandar. He had few more compliances with him who used handle his operations in Goa and was staying in an apartment at Donapaula. Police have identified the remaining four accused as Naga Pramodh Kumar alias Dumbu (23) from Andhra Pradesh, Indradev (19), Ramudesh (24) and Santosh (22), all three from Bihar.
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SP crime branch Karthik Kashyap told the media in a press conference at police HQ in Panaji that they got hold of the main culprit on whom they were keeping watch for some time now “Kumar is the main agent, and the prostitution racket was operational in Goa as well in Maharashtra. Kumar was on the radar of the police. It’s a crucial breakthrough and our police team has done a commendable job,” said Kashyap, adding that, “we have seized certain incriminating material which suggests involvement of some more people in the crime.”
He also said that, the main accused had a list of high profile clientele and that he used to facilitate the small time actresses as well as models to his clients. Police laid the trap with the help of decoy customer and while the pimp came to deliver the victim girl to the decoy customer at a location in Bambolim on Thursday night, he was arrested by police.
The sources also revealed that the rate for the deal was finalized as Rs. 50000 for a 23-year-old girl from Mumbai. After the interrogation, Pramod revealed the name of his boss Anand Kumar and his address at Raibandar subsequent to which police took Anand alias Andy in the custody.
Police raided few more places on the basis of the information provided by the arrested accused and rescued few more girls from there. “At another location rented out by Anand we found a woman whom we rescued, and arrested three other traffickers namely Indradev, Santhosh and Ramudesh who acted as security,” Superintendent of Police, said.
In the interrogation of Anand police recovered the statements of accounts providing the details of clients and payments. It also has the payment list of the hospitality sectors where he used to provide the girls to his high profile clients. “On his mobile phone, we also found the names of several famed upcoming Bollywood actresses, along with ‘VIP’ customers,” Mr. Kashyap told the media. However, the official refused to reveal further details of the investigation impending verification of the mobile numbers.
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According to the police, Anand was running this business of prostitution for past 4 years and always managed to escape from the police scanner. “He has at least over five cases registered against him in Maharashtra, we are digging up more information on him,” the police officials said. The police have also rounded up few operators of an international chain of ‘star’ hotels in the city after the staff refused to cooperate to reveal their records citing ‘customer privacy’.
This racket is going to reveal much more in the due course of time that might have the names of some of the big starred hotels in and around the capital city. It may also have the names of some of the highly placed people from Goa and Maharashtra. Only the time will tell how much will come up and what will sink down. Please leave your comments on this issue.
Source: Various sources
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