Police have arrested Manoj (28), who allegedly supplied minor girls near Majestic
Police have arrested Manoj (28), who allegedly supplied minor girls near Majestic
A 28-year-old musician turned into a pimp for minor girls after the government banned live bands.
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Playing a different scale: Musician turned pimp Manoj alias Manja |
Upparpet police have arrested Manoj alias Manja, who used to play the keyboard, and who later allegedly became a member of a prostitution racket with his friends Kumar and Srinivas.
In the operation yesterday, police nabbed Manoj but Kumar, Srinivas and Bheemarao, owner of a lodge, escaped in a car.
Police also said they had rescued two minor girls from West Bengal.
A native of Srirangapatna, near Mysore, Manoj allegedly used to find customers for girls brought in to Bangalore by Kumar and Srinivas.
The gang also allegedly brought in girls from Mumbai, Pune and Uttar Pradesh.
Upparpet police inspector Lokeshwar said, "We arrested a pimp and are searching the others involved in the racket. We will hand over the girls to the Child Welfare Board."
