Mumbai: One held, two rescued in high profile sex racket
In an apartment located near Lokhandwala Circle, a lady owned a production house named VR Entertainment Event and Production which would lure models and later ask them to work as commercial sex worker.
A high profile sex racket came to light on Sunday after the Versova police raided an apartment in Andheri. The raid was conducted by a police team with the help of an NGO, Indian Rescue Mission, that gave the preliminary information about the illegal happenings.
Talking about the incident, president of the NGO James Varghese said: "In an apartment located near Lokhandwala Circle, the pimp, a lady, owned a production house named VR Entertainment Event and Production. The firm used to lure aspiring models and actors to come and get a break in Bollywood. The victims were later asked to work as a Commercial Sex Worker (CSW) after which half of the money earned was taken by the pimp herself."
After confirming the news that two models were kept over there, Varghese contacted Joint Commissioner of Police (L&O) Deven Bharti who instructed the police team to probe the matter and rescue the victims. On Saturday around 10:30 PM, the police team raided the spot with the NGO and rescued the models. The team also arrested the pimp who was dealing with the customers.
"We have booked the accused lady under the relevant sections of PITA (Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. We are probing the case and also trying to check whether the sex rackets has any connection to the film industry. We are also checking for how long the sex racket was prevailing in the locality and how many persons are involved behind this." said senior police inspector of Versova police Kiran Kale.