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Hindustan Times
8 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Woman torture case: Police launches probe
Kolkata, Police have launched a search for the mother-son duo who allegedly detained and assaulted a woman in their residence in Domjur in Howrah district for refusing to act in a pornographic film, an officer said on Sunday. The 23-year-old woman, a resident of Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district, is undergoing treatment at the College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital, the officer of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate said. "The accused woman and her son are absconding and a search for them has been launched. We are trying to probe whether they were running any pornography film racket in the veil of running an event management agency," an officer of Howrah City Police said. Sources in the police said that the accused woman, along with her son, was also running a film production house where "soft pornographic reels" were shot. "Initial probe has revealed that they used to lure young girls looking for employment under the pretext of a good salary and then force them to take part in films with pornographic content," the officer said. The accused woman was also allegedly running a sex racket in the area, he said, adding that it was also being probed. The victim alleged that more than the son, his mother used to torture her during her "captivity" at their Domjur residence. "I want the police to arrest the woman. She used to torture me the most. She used to beat me while this guy, her son, used to watch that from a distance," she said. The victim had come in contact with the man from Howrah's Domjur on Facebook last year. He had promised her a job if she came to his residence, a police officer said. When she visited his Domjur residence to discuss the job, the youth, along with his mother, allegedly assaulted her after failing to lure her into the profession of a bar dancer and forced her to do domestic chores, the woman's parents said in the police complaint lodged at Khardah police station. The victim has also claimed that her mobile phone was taken away by the two accused.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Woman held captive and tortured for months in Howrah after fake job offer
Kolkata: A 22-year-old woman from Sodepur was allegedly held captive and brutally tortured for over three months by a social media influencer and her son in Domjur, after being lured with a fake job offer. The victim, who previously worked in a catering service, was promised employment in an event management company by one Aryan Khan , a youth in his early 30s. According to the complaint filed by her family, Aryan introduced himself as the son of the company's owner and brought the woman to his residence in Domjur in March. However, upon arrival, the woman was allegedly forced to work at a bar-cum-restaurant under the pretext of an event management job and was pressured to engage in exploitative activities. When she resisted, she was reportedly confined in the house and subjected to severe physical and mental abuse. "According to the complaint, she was not allowed to leave and to get in touch with her family. They made her do all the household chores and tortured her brutally," a senior officer of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate said. According to the FIR lodged at Khardah Police Station, the woman was seared with cigarette butts, had her hair forcibly cut, and was beaten with iron rods. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo She also alleged sexual assault and named Aryan Khan and his mother, Shweta Khan — a social media content creator — as the main accused. The young woman managed to escape late Friday night and returned to her home in Sodepur's Deshbandhu Nagar, Sukhchar. Her family, shocked by her injuries, rushed her to the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, where she is currently undergoing treatment in critical condition. Police have launched a manhunt for the accused duo, who reportedly went into hiding. "A raid was conducted at their Domjur residence, but both Aryan and his mother, who have a criminal past, were found absconding. Efforts are on to trace them," a senior police official said. The victim's family has demanded strict legal action and exemplary punishment for the perpetrators.
