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Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Police have arrested a Bangladeshi man and a woman from Dankuni in West Bengal’s Hooghly district for allegedly making adult films and selling them to illegal pornography websites. An official gave this information on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, officials from Dankuni police station raided a flat in Mallikpara area and caught the duo red-handed while filming, the officer said.
The accused, identified as Russell Sikdar, was produced in the Serampore court on Monday and remanded to police custody for 10 days, he said.
The officer said that the woman has been sent to a shelter home.
He said investigators are probing whether he is also a Bangladeshi and has links with Sikdar.
Police sources said Sikdar had taken the flat on rent and was living with the woman.
“They were allegedly involved in producing explicit material and selling it online at high prices,” he said.
Officials said officials are also verifying Sikdar’s entry into India and his other activities.
He said local municipal representatives claimed they were unaware of any Bangladeshi national renting property in the area and stressed the need for stricter checks on tenants.
The officer said that further investigation is underway.
–IANS
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