Bengal woman confined for 6 months, beaten with iron rods for refusing porn work
A family member of the woman alleged that she was beaten so badly that she was not able to stand up straight. She also claimed that the woman suffered injuries to her head, legs and waist as she was beaten repeatedly by iron rods.advertisementThe woman, who is battling for her life at the Sagor Dutta Medical College and Hospital, said she had injury marks all over her body and was tortured and assaulted for five months.Her family filed a complaint at Khardaha police station and the woman managed to escape from the accused's house on Saturday. Police said a case was filed against the accused based on the woman's family's complaint.Sources said Shweta Khan began a production house namely 'Isara entertainment' with Arian Khan. They opened a YouTube channel of their production house in 2021. However, only 11 music videos were uploaded in their channel in past four years, which raised suspicions.According to sources, it seems that the accused were involved in a pornographic racket along with their production house. It is learnt that Aryan Khan and his mother, Sweta Khan, were quite influential in the area.Arian Khan allegedly used to file false complaints with the police against those who protested against them in any issue, even though he was involved in various anti-social activities, residents said.Arian and his mother had allegedly not paid rent for the flat where they stayed. According to locals, Shweta Khan was known as Fultushi Begam in a local area, and she used to work as a bar dancer by profession.advertisementPolice sources said a raid was conducted at the Howrah residence of Arian and Shweta Khan, but both were not there. The accused are on the run, they added.According to the woman's mother, Shweta Khan tortured her daughter the most and demanded strict punishment for her.(with inputs from Dipak Debnath, Baidyanath Jha and Himadri Ghosh)Trending Reel
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