Telugu producer, wife held for sex racket in US
Washington, June 18
An Indian-origin couple has been arrested for allegedly running a high-end prostitution ring in the US by luring at least five actresses from Tollywood and advertising them for sex at Indian conferences and cultural events across the country, according to a media report.
The prostitution scheme was masterminded by Kishan Modugumudi, 34, an Indian businessman who rose to become a player in the Telugu film industry and co-produced several hit films, Chicago Tribune reported.
The ring charged clients up to $3,000 for each sexual encounter, according to a 42-page criminal complaint filed in US District Court in Chicago.
Modugumudi and his wife Chandra, 31, also allegedly kept detailed ledgers of the sex acts performed by each girl, including where they occurred and how much they collected, the report said.
While here on temporary visas, at least five actresses were sometimes forced to stay in a dingy, two-storey apartment building in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighbourhood waiting for their next “date”, the charges alleged. They also met clients in hotels at conferences in Dallas, New Jersey and Washington. — PTI
