2 min readPanajiJun 10, 2016 01:16 AM IST
First published on: Jun 10, 2016 at 12:34 AM IST
Goa Police SP Karthik Kashyap said that the police had busted a ‘VIP’ Prostitution racquet, where it appears a few upcoming Bollywood actress were involved. The police has not revealed further detail of the case.
Goa crime branch on Thursday claimed to have busted a ‘VIP’ prostitution ring involving upcoming Bollywood actresses based out of Mumbai. The ring reportedly attracted VIP clientele who flew down to Goa frequently. The police said they have arrested the ring leader 46-year old Anand Kumar, along with four of his agents during the raid. The local court has granted the police five days custody of the arrested.
On Tuesday, following a decoy setup by the police, the officials were able to arrest Pramod Kumar, who upon interrogation led them to his handler Anand Kumar’s residence at, Ribander, in North Goa.
“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.
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From Anand’s possession, the police recovered a balance-sheet like ledger where all the details of the prostitution racket such as flight cost, payment received, detailed expense, hospitality services were entered.
“On his mobile phone, we also found the names of several famed upcoming Bollywood actresses, along with ‘VIP’ customers,” Kashyap said.
However, the official refused to reveal further details of the investigation impending verification of the mobile numbers.
According to the police, Anand has been running the prostitution racket for over four years. Based on his existing background, Anand had been surfacing several times under their scanner, but he managed to evade arrest.
“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 a international chain of ‘star’ hotels in the city after the staff refused to cooperate to reveal their records citing ‘customer privacy’.
Goa Police SP Karthik Kashyap said that the police had busted a ‘VIP’ Prostitution racquet, where it appears a few upcoming Bollywood actress were involved. The police has not revealed further detail of the case.
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