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Actress Shweta Basu Prasad arrested in high-profile sex racket during police raid

New Delhi: National award winning actress Shweta Basu, who was arrested for prostitution in Hyderabad, has revealed that she took to the sex trade as she was running out of money.Indian film actress Shweta Basu

India TV Entertainment Desk Updated on: September 05, 2014 18:42 IST
actress shweta basu prasad arrested in high profile sex
actress shweta basu prasad arrested in high profile sex racket during police raid

New Delhi: National award winning actress Shweta Basu, who was arrested for prostitution in Hyderabad, has revealed that she took to the sex trade as she was running out of money.

Indian film actress Shweta Basu Prasad has been arrested after being caught for her involvement in high-profile sex racket.

She started up her career as a child actress for TV shows, 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki' and 'Karishma Ka Karishma'. Later on she was signed for numerous Bollywood projects including 'Makdee', 'Darna Zaroori Hai' & 'Iqbal'; for the former she also won the National Award for Best Child Artist.

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She grew up to be a popular actress in Tamil, Telugu and Bengali industry. But on Sunday, her fate came crashing in on her when police raided a reputed hotel at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad and caught the actress red-handed.

Shweta Basu Prasad had been engaged in a high-profile prostitution racket.

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On Sunday morning, somebody tipped of the police about the on-going racket, resulting in cops raiding the hotel. Police caught actress Shweta Basu Prasad and many businessmen red-handed.

They have been taken into immediate custody and more is expected to be revealed once interrogations and police questioning starts.  

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What comes out as shocking is the actress's statement where she herself confirmed her saying, "I have made wrong choices in my career and I was out of money. I had to support my family and some other good causes. All the doors were closed and some people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money. I was helpless and with no option left to choose, I got involved in this act. I'm not the only one who faced this problem and there are several other heroines who have gone through this phase."

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