Former Bigg Boss contestant nabbed in sex and prostitution racket by Chennai cops

CHENNAI: A former or ex-Bigg Boss contestant and model was nabbed by the cops and caught red-handed in a sex and prostitution racket on Saturday evening.

According to police sources, the model was part of a human trafficking and flesh trade gang that created websites and apps, offering women for sex and other escort and massage services.

The police who were tracking the gang for the last one month or more, sent a policeman in disguise as a dummy customer  who paid the women in marked notes.

The model and her gang would take bookings online, offering sexual services and would advertise and promote the same via social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

The cops rescued 5 women and arrested 4 pimps, including the model, who is said to be the mastermind of the racket.

A police official was quoted as saying that the names, photographs and phone numbers of several Bollywood models, Tv actors and upcoming actors from Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai were found in the WhatsApp chats of the arrested accused.

The racket was interstate and the culprits offered holiday packages in Goa with hotel bookings and women as escorts and sex partners in association with a known Travel company. The role of the travel company is being probed and efforts are on to find out if they were also involved in the sex racket.

The names of the accused and those rescued have been withheld as per Supreme Court of India guidelines on sexual crimes.