Bollywood actress held for running flesh trade

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested actress-cum-casting director Aarti Mittal in connection with the Bollywood sex racket, officials said.

Following a tipoff, a Crime Branch team raided a hotel in suburban Goregaon late on Monday and rescued two wannabe models reportedly lured and trapped into the flesh trade by Aarti.

After confirming the tip-off, the team of sleuths called up Aarti and sought two girls for which she demanded Rs 60,000.

Agreeing to the demand, the sleuths, posing as customers, went to the suburban hotel room arranged for them where the girls were waiting and managed to bust the disguised prostitution racket.

The rescued girls claimed that Aarti had lured them with a promise to pay Rs 15,000 for their “assignments”, and assured them of high income to indulge in the flesh trade run by her. They have been sent to a rehab centre pending further investigations.