Last Updated: November 08, 2023, 18:04 IST
Eight people have been arrested while several women were rescued. (Representative Image: News18)
The accused, who were arrested, have allegedly been organising such ‘parties’ for the past eight years in Chennai as well as in tier-two cities like Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Erode
Chennai police recently busted a prostitution racket disguised as a ‘wife swapping’ party and at least eight people have been arrested in the case so far. The police said that the party was promoted and discreetly advertised on social media as well.
According to a Times of India report, the raid was carried out by the city police at Panaiyur on East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai after the neighbours flagged the incident they found several men coming to the house in large numbers.
The accused, who were arrested, have allegedly been organising such ‘parties’ for the past eight years in Chennai as well as in tier-two cities like Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Erode.
A preliminary probe revealed that the arrested accused have been identified as Senthil Kumar, Kumar, Chandramohan, Sankar, Velraj, Perarasan, Selvan and Venkateshkumar.
The accused mostly targeted the ‘single’ men and introduced some women as their wives and they were then encouraged to swap their partners, in the name of ‘wife swapping’, the publication reported.
“The gang created a social media page on wife-swapping and lured the men by charging them anything from Rs 13,000 to Rs 25,000. The more money they pay, the more women will accompany them at the beach house,” TOI quoted the police as saying.
Apart from the arrests, the officials also rescued several women, all aged between 30 and 40 years, early on Monday morning. The victims were all married women and were offered hefty amounts for the work.
Meanwhile, all the arrested accused were remanded in judicial custody after they were produced before a magistrate court on Tuesday.
