CHENNAI: A constable has been suspended for running a brothel with the help of a sex worker.
Harikrishnan, who was part of the anti-vice squad, befriended a sex worker during a raid and later started a brothel with her. The woman was arrested during a raid on a fake massage parlour and she spilled the beans.
Based on her confession, police commissioner J K Tripathy asked for a detailed probe. An assistant commissioner of police conducted the inquiry and filed a report. Based on the report, Tripathy on Thursday placed Harikrishnan, who is working at the Ayanavaram police station, under suspension.
Inquiries revealed that Harikrishnan met Aancy alias Suba, 32, during a raid. They lived together in T Nagar and he helped her set up two massage parlours-Sukko Spa on Eldams Road and Banyan Tree Family Spa and Academy in Nandanam. Harikrishnan collected a commission from her.
In October, the anti-vice squad raided the two spas and arrested Suba, Sunitha, 35, and a pimp, Balaji, 23. Police rescued 11 girls working there. During questioning, Suba confessed to her relationship with Harikrishnan.
Harikrishnan and Suba had posed as a married couple to enter into a rental agreement for the flat in T Nagar.
"There is substantial evidence to prove that Harikrishnan had a close relationship with Suba. He helped her start the business under the guise of a massage parlour. He also advised her to start a beauty course at Banyan Tree Family Spa and Academy in CIT Nagar, Nandanam. She lured young girls from other states with the beautician course and forced them into prostitution," a police officer said.
Police said Harikrishnan had posed as an AVS inspector and even as an assistant commissioner of police to threaten other brothel owners.
"When we raided a brothel in Adyar, the owner claimed that he knew the assistant commissioner of the police in AVS. Later, we found that Harikrishnan had impersonated the ACP and cheated them," another police official said. Harikrishnan, who was part of the anti-vice squad, befriended a sex worker during a raid and later started a brothel with her. The woman was arrested during a raid on a fake massage parlour and she spilled the beans.
Based on her confession, police commissioner J K Tripathy asked for a detailed probe. An assistant commissioner of police conducted the inquiry and filed a report. Based on the report, Tripathy on Thursday placed Harikrishnan, who is working at the Ayanavaram police station, under suspension.
Inquiries revealed that Harikrishnan met Aancy alias Suba, 32, during a raid. They lived together in T Nagar and he helped her set up two massage parlours-Sukko Spa on Eldams Road and Banyan Tree Family Spa and Academy in Nandanam. Harikrishnan collected a commission from her.
In October, the anti-vice squad raided the two spas and arrested Suba, Sunitha, 35, and a pimp, Balaji, 23. Police rescued 11 girls working there. During questioning, Suba confessed to her relationship with Harikrishnan.
Harikrishnan and Suba had posed as a married couple to enter into a rental agreement for the flat in T Nagar.
"There is substantial evidence to prove that Harikrishnan had a close relationship with Suba. He helped her start the business under the guise of a massage parlour. He also advised her to start a beauty course at Banyan Tree Family Spa and Academy in CIT Nagar, Nandanam. She lured young girls from other states with the beautician course and forced them into prostitution," a police officer said.
Police said Harikrishnan had posed as an AVS inspector and even as an assistant commissioner of police to threaten other brothel owners.
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