Porn movie dealers lay OTT trap for aspiring models

Kolkata:

Bidhannagar Police

, which is probing a leaked porn video of an aspiring actor from Bongaon, has received fresh complaints of some aspiring models and actors receiving dubious offers in the name of various

OTT platforms

.

Kolkata Police

, too, have received several such complaints.

The arrest of “producer” Subhanjan Roy led police to understand the modus operandi of the gang. Four others of the gang have also been arrested.

“The accused had been involved with selling porn videos to various websites. He would target aspiring models and actors — mainly women — from various training schools in the city. The women mostly hailed from towns around Kolkata. He would offer bold roles for top OTT platform movies and call them for audition. He would then record it. Although the women would agree to filming on condition of not showing their face, the accused would crop the real face and sell it out to some websites. Each video fetched them big bucks, ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh. Even the still photos earned them huge money,” explained an officer.

“They were arrested while shooting a similar video with another woman at a New Town hotel. The woman was rescued and search is on for the rest of the crew members,” he added.

Police have asked people not to fall prey to such gangs. “One needs to be careful what deal they are getting into. A thorough background check is the need of the hour,” said an officer. The police said that many had approached them after the arrests began to take place in a span of one week.

The space, where the clip was uploaded, is one of the most-visited porn sites and is among the top 10 most-visited sites in the world.“We emailed the website and followed it up, after which they pulled the video down. We kept tracking the activities of the group and finally caught them red-handed,” the officer added.

The complainant had received a call last year from Roy, who introduced himself as film producer and offered her a role in a web series.

“She was called to a New Town hotel and coaxed into shooting a nude video. The accused promised not to capture her face. But in December, she found her clip on the site and came to us,” the officer said.


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