Illustration by Saahil Giridhar Jha October 11, 2019 00:00 IST #MeToo, A Year On: Hashtag Shushed To A Hushtag For Delete outlookindia.com 2019-10-12T11:56:28+05:30
Barely a year after the #MeToo movement struck Bollywood like a tornado and shook its patriarchal foundations, India’s tinsel town appears to be have pushed the dirt under the carpet. Alleged sexual predators named, shamed and ostracised during the campaign inspired by a similar movement in Hollywood are slowly being rehabilitated even as fresh charges have surfaced against powerful men, accused of soliciting sex in exchange for work from young actresses. The industry, which took a high moral ground by banishing the
Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 19:31 IST
Prem, who works as a casting director and a film producer, allegedly trapped models and actresses on the pretext of roles and forced them into the flesh trade. The accused targeted women who used to work in advertisements, web series and movies (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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A man code-named Prem and two of his associates were nabbed in Mumbai for operating a casting couch racket
The accused used to force their clients to take up prostitution
Mumbai: A casting couch racket was busted in Mumbai by the crime branch, the police said on Wednesday. Three persons were arrested by the cops in relation to the racket. The racket was busted after API Sachin Waze of the Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU) received a tip-off about a man code-named Prem.