In a shocking turn of events, a high profile prostitution racket got busted in Chicago, US, that involved Tollywood personalities. Kishan Modugumudi and his wife Chandra were exposed and arrested by the US Federal authorities. Reports also suggest that top 3 actresses from the South film industry were also summoned by the police in alleged connection with this racket and the duo who runs it. The couple allegedly lured young actresses by making them advertise, stay in a gloomy room and then making them work as sex workers upto $3000 per sexual encounter.

The actresses also reportedly met the clients in the hotels of places like Dallas, New Jersey and Washington. However, on questioning on the same, the actresses claimed that they just spent time with the client and did not have sex. The Modugumudi couple also allegedly threatened one of the actresses and her family on account of the money. The authorities also revealed seventy packs of condoms kept in multiple zip lock bags.

“After the arrest of the couple  film producer Mogudumidi Kishan and his wife Chandra operating a sex racket, the US police recovered the names and details of all Tollywood actresses who were in touch with them. When they found these three actresses on the list they were in touch with the couple and had exchanged many messages/mails and were frequent travellers to the US the authorities called them in for questioning for nearly six hours,” a source told Deccan Chronicle. Meanwhile, Sri Reddy, who is in the news for #SriLeaks and talking about casting couch in Tollywood, also revealed that she had been approached by the couple for the same purpose.

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