The CB-CID police on Tuesday arrested a Tamil actress in Vadapalani for forcing her 14-year-old daughter, an actress herself, into the sex trade. The police team also arrested a woman pimp and a film director from the hotel where the girl was rescued.
Following a tip from volunteers of an NGO, a police team sent a decoy to the hotel near Vadapalani, where the girl was detained. Apart from the girl's mother, S Rajeshwari, 35, of Nungambakkam, and R Senthamilarasu, a 38-year-old film director and resident of Porur, were arrested.
According to plan, the decoy met Rajeshwari who showed him picture of the girl and demanded 1.5 lakh for her services. The decoy paid 10,000 as advance and promised to pay the remaining later. On entering the room and confirming that it was indeed a juvenile girl forced into prostitution, the policeman in disguise alerted a waiting police team.
The team members rushed into the room and nabbed the three accused and rescued the girl. While the girl was sent to a government home in Mylapore, the arrested were remanded in judicial custody.
