Porn racket: Director who shot nude films held from Gujarat

Mumbai, February 10

Mumbai police have arrested one more person, who directed nude films for OTT platforms, in connection with a pornographic films racket busted last week, taking the total number of those held in the case so far to nine, including an actress, an official said on Wednesday.

The city crime branch’s property cell nabbed the ninth accused, aged 40 years, from Surat in Gujarat on Tuesday night, he said, adding the accused used to direct films that cast actors in nude and send them to OTT (Over-the-Top) platforms.

This accused has been involved in such acts for a year, the official said.

He was produced before a court here, which remanded him in police custody till February 15.

Last week, the police’s property cell conducted a raid on a bungalow at Madh in Malwani area here and busted a racket of making pornographic films with struggling models and actors and uploading them on social media apps and websites.

Initially, five people were arrested and later, three more persons were nabbed, the official said.

The arrested persons include an actress and a representative of a foreign production house, he said.

The police have so far registered two FIRs, including one after a woman alleged that she was forced to act in porn films, the official said.

During the raid last week, the police seized six mobile phones, a laptop, cameras, memory cards and other equipment worth Rs 5.68 lakh.

The accused have been booked under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Information Technology Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, the official added. — PTI