Amboli police raid a private dance show at Andheri office. Five businessmen from Gujarat also among arrested; inter-state prostitution racket suspected
Amboli police raid a private dance show at Andheri office. Five businessmenu00a0 from Gujarat also among arrested; inter-state prostitution racket suspected
Five middle-aged businessmen from Gujarat landed in police custody yesterday after Amboli cops busted their private party where girls and eunuchs were caught doing seductive moves.
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On Thursday night, the businessmen, who hail from affluent families in Baroda and Surat, visited Commando Restaurant in Andheri (W), which was a dance bar before the ban.
Disappointed to find no girls shaking their legs, they fixed a deal with Vijay, the restaurant manager.
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Rs 3,000 per head
He promised to arrange a private show for Rs 3,000 per head, excluding drinks and sexual favours.
He led them to an office in Ravi Kiran building in Andheri, which was converted into au00a0 den with loud music, a dance floor and mattresses.
PI Rajendra Nikam said that on opening the office shutter, which was locked from outside, the police found seven girls and two eunuchs in various stages of undressing.
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API Ashok Naik, who was part of the raid, said liquor bottles, condoms, cash of Rs 40,000 and hundreds of female photographs were recovered.
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"The racket was the mastermind of Salim Khan (35), who allegedly runs two NGOs called Anya Nirman Brashtyachar Nirmulan and Anya Nirman Seva Samiti for anti-corruption and the upliftment of the poor respectively.
Kader, along with 13 customers, including the businessmen from Gujarat, have been arrested," added Nikam.
Money in commode
"We're investigating the presence of plastic money, valued at around Rs 65 lakh, which was stacked in the commode and flush tank.
Thousand rupee plastic notes were being showered as tips, which the girls were to encash later from the organiser. Each plastic note was valued at Rs 20," said Naik.
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In all, 22 accused, including the dance girls, were produced in Mazagaon court yesterday evening.
Dance parties in the name of NGOs
Salim Khan, a resident of Khan Towers, Jogeshwari (West), reportedly comes from an affluent family and has a 600-sq ft office in Ravi Kiran building.
He has been allegedly accused of hiring dancing girls and eunuchs and holding dance parties in the guise of the NGOs. The police are investigating an alleged inter-state prostitution racket involving him.
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