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Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Howrah sex racket kingpin Shweta Khan's son Ariyan, aide held; Fultusi still on the run
Ariyan Khan and his aide were arrested in Kolkata for allegedly running a sex and pornography racket disguised as an event management firm, Ishara Productions. The arrest followed the escape of a victim who reported confinement and torture. NEW DELHI: West Bengal police on Wednesday arrested Ariyan Khan, 26, and his aide from Golf Green in south Kolkata for allegedly running a sex and pornography racket under the cover of an event management firm. His mother and key accused, Shweta Khan alias Fultusi, remains absconding. The arrests come days after a 22-year-old woman from Sodepur, who had been confined and tortured for three months, escaped their clutches and alerted police. She is currently being treated for severe injuries in hospital. Racket operated under 'Ishara Productions' Investigators said Ariyan and Fultusi co-owned Ishara Productions, which operated out of a rented apartment in Bankra, Howrah. Behind the façade of event management, they allegedly coerced women into pornography and sex work, subjecting those who refused to brutal torture. The case has taken a darker turn with revelations that Fultusi had attempted to force her own teenage daughter, Ishika, into the racket. Ishika, then 18, died by suicide in 2021 after resisting her mother's pressure. Following her death, locals alleged that Fultusi attempted to extort Rs 2 crore from a businessman by threatening to file a false case. The case was later found to be fabricated. Fultusi was known to flaunt her alleged political links, including pictures with leaders of the Trinamool Congress 's minority cell, and reportedly campaigned during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Denying knowledge of her, state minister Arup Ray said, 'I know nothing about this woman. The party cannot help if someone misuses political connections. If anyone backed her from the party, they will be punished.' With Ariyan Khan now in custody, police say the hunt for Fultusi has intensified. Earlier, their flat was found locked, and both their phones switched off. Officials are not ruling out the possibility that she may have fled the country, possibly to Bangkok.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
'Ishika was desperate to leave home': Unable to take family pressure, Howrah sex racket kingpin's daughter killed self in 2021
HOWRAH: Shweta Khan, alias Fultusi, in her 40s, and her 26-year-old son, Ariyan, who co-owned Ishara Productions, allegedly ran an adult film and prostitution racket under the guise of an event management firm from their rented apartment in Howrah's Bankra. They forced young women into it and brutally tortured them if they refused. Fultusi even tried to force her own teenage daughter, Ishika, into this trade, but she refused. Ishika, aged 18, died by suicide in 2021. Both mother and son are on the run. The probe into the role of the mother-son duo began after a 22-year-old Sodepur girl, now in hospital with severe wounds, managed to escape from their "custody" after three months and informed the police. Howrah DCP (South) Surinder Singh said: "Their flat is locked. Their cellphones are switched off. We are investigating all complaints against them." The DCP mentioned that the complaints included the possibility that the duo could have fled abroad, including to Bangkok. Bankra 1 panchayat pradhan Akhtar Hossain Mollah stated: "The daughter was tortured. We know they left little evidence of their misdeeds." Masud Alam Khan, a local businessman, said, "My son and Ishika were classmates till Class XII. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Ishika confided to my son that she was desperate to leave her home. She borrowed Rs 1500 from him to appear for a govt job. After her death, Fultusi demanded Rs 2 crore or threatened to file an FIR. I refused to budge; later, a probe cleared the false allegations." Fultusi's mother, Shehnaz Begum, confirmed the abuse her granddaughter endured before her suicide. Fultusi's ex-husband Mohammad Syed Morselim alleged that Fultusi married him for financial gain and abused his family. Fultusi publicly flaunted her political links on social media to intimidate locals. Fultusi is now being linked to a Trinamool Congress minority cell's local unit and had posted photographs on her social media account with several political leaders, even campaigning for the 2024 LS polls. State minister Arup Ray said, "I know nothing about this woman. The party cannot help if someone tries to individually fault their political links. If anyone backed them in the party, they will be punished. The party does not endorse this."
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Unable to take family pressure, Howrah sex racket kingpin's daughter killed self in 2021
Howrah: Shweta Khan, alias Fultusi, in her 40s, and her 26-year-old son, Ariyan, who co-owned Ishara Productions, allegedly ran an adult film and prostitution racket under the guise of an event management firm from their rented apartment in Howrah's Bankra. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They forced young women into it and brutally tortured them if they refused. Fultusi even tried to force her own teenage daughter, Ishika, into this trade, but she refused. Ishika, aged 18, died by suicide in 2021. Both mother and son are on the run. The probe into the role of the mother-son duo began after a 22-year-old Sodepur girl, now in hospital with severe wounds, managed to escape from their "custody" after three months and informed the police. Howrah DCP (South) Surinder Singh said: "Their flat is locked. Their cellphones are switched off. We are investigating all complaints against them." The DCP mentioned that the complaints included the possibility that the duo could have fled abroad, including to Bangkok. Bankra 1 panchayat pradhan Akhtar Hossain Mollah stated: "The daughter was tortured. We know they left little evidence of their misdeeds." Masud Alam Khan, a local businessman, said, "My son and Ishika were classmates till Class XII. Ishika confided to my son that she was desperate to leave her home. She borrowed Rs 1500 from him to appear for a govt job. After her death, Fultusi demanded Rs 2 crore or threatened to file an FIR. I refused to budge; later, a probe cleared the false allegations." Fultusi's mother, Shehnaz Begum, confirmed the abuse her granddaughter endured before her suicide. Fultusi's ex-husband Mohammad Syed Morselim alleged that Fultusi married him for financial gain and abused his family. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Fultusi publicly flaunted her political links on social media to intimidate locals. Fultusi is now being linked to a Trinamool Congress minority cell's local unit and had posted photographs on her social media account with several political leaders, even campaigning for the 2024 LS polls. State minister Arup Ray said, "I know nothing about this woman. The party cannot help if someone tries to individually fault their political links. If anyone backed them in the party, they will be punished. The party does not endorse this."
