Blame it on the Sex Baba

Following his arrest, flesh trade, escort agencies witness slump in business

Following his arrest, flesh trade, escort agencies witness slump in business

It seems the arrest of Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi alias Sex Baba has unnerved people from his fraternity. There is evidence that the capital's escort agencies have witnessed a steep decline in business.

Many agencies have filtered their customers by entertaining only those who visit frequently. An agent working with Escorts4you, a high-profile agency operating from Safdarjung Enclave in south Delhi, said on conditions of anonymity: "We have recorded a steep fall in our business. It has almost gone down by 40-45 per cent.

Most of our old high profile customers have made no communication with us since the outbreak of the news. Regular customers who used to visit us twice a week have now started keeping at bay, fearing being tapped by the police."

The sex trade is also running short of pimps and call girls. When a MiD Day reporter posed as an interested customer, Kimberline who runs A1 escort agency said, "Reference is a must and then also we will take three to four hours to give our services as most of the girls are on leave. You have to come alone and we will provide you a girl near any mall located in south Delhi."u00a0

According to the police, Baba was the mastermind behind an organised prostitution syndicate operating across

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If convicted, under MCOCA, the jail term could be between five years and life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs five lakh. According to the police, Dwivedi was earning money through five channelsu00a0-- real estate, money lending, prostitution, donations and by conducting special religious programmes.

India. He had gathered all the small town sex operators under one umbrella.u00a0 He was also running a website in the name of Jia Mehta and Delhi Escort Service. His conduits were based in many cities, ranging from Bangalore to Kolkata.

Meanwhile police said the Baba was "eyeing big donations" from international sources, including Christian missionaries. Dwivedi, who was caught along with one of his associates and six women ten days ago, "did not want" to enter politics but wanted to use his followers as a "vote bank" to further his influence.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H G S Dhaliwal said, "We have found four accounts in the name of Dwivedi in the capital. He was trying to take off and was planning his future. His eyes were on foreign donations including some from Christian missionaries."