Chennai, June 3: Tamil television actress Sangeetha Balan, who is acting in the popular 'Vani Rani' television serial has been accused of being involved in a prostitution ring. According to reports by TOI, the police has arrested the actress for being involved in prostitution in a private resort in Panayur in Chennai. During an investigation into the matter, it was reported that a number of young actresses have been found to be involved in prostitution in the resort.

Soon after the Chennai Police got an information about the matter, they raided the resort on East Coast Road in the city to find out that Sangeetha was involved in the prostitution of young actresses. The TOI report further informs that a person named Suresh has also been arrested along with Sangeetha. The police also rescued three young actresses who were involved in adultery.

The police reportedly arrested Sangeetha and Suresh for helping her run the prostitution racket in the city. Both of them were produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore. The two were reportedly sent to jail.

For the unversed, In 1996, Sangeetha had made her acting debut with Tamil film Karuppu Roja. Sangeetha has also been part of other television shows like Chellamey and Aval. The actress has not only acted in television serials but also in a few films too namely Karuppu Roja and Tamilsevanum Thaniyar Anjalum.

In 2017, another Tollywood actress Swetha Basu Prasad was caught red-handed during the police raids on the hotel. Basu was along with other Businessmen when the Police busted the major prostitution racket.

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