Murder reveals ‘adult chat’ racket in….

LUCKNOW: NP NEWS 24 ONLINE – On 9 December, after a murder of a hotel receptionist, police official discovered ‘adult chat’ racket was taking place in Lucknow and various other places in Uttar Pradesh.

20-year-old, Krishna Pratap Singh, the receptionist of Sara Grand Hotel in Vibhuti Khand was allegedly killed by Abhay Singh and Hari Om after being instigated by three others including two girls.

The five main accuses including two girls and three youths – Dheeraj Narang, Abhay Singh and Hari Om were booked under for charges of criminal conspiracy – were arrested in the murder on 8^th December.

During the investigation it was revealed that all the five accused were members of several online friendship clubs and thousands of people from different states was linked with them, said Abhay Mishra, circle officer (CO), Hazratganj.

Abhay Singh, the main accuse, reportedly killed the receptionist who was the leader and main operator of the online adult chatting websites and sex racket.

An investigating police official said, “The accused were connected with each other through social media groups and shared pictures of girls available for flesh trade and offered prospective clients their services.”

The official also explained that the key accused would provide flesh trading services to different people after getting payments through e-wallets. They also provided adult chatting services through different girls in return of hefty payments.

Sadly, the official added that “The victims never lodged a police complaint about the fraud to avert social embarrassment. The Lucknow cyber cell received a few similar complaints in the past, but people refused to lodge the formal FIR in the matter.”

The accused were connected to each other through a group where they would share pictures of girls for flesh trading and offer prospective client their service after the payment is done through e-payment.

Previously, last year in May, a woman was detained in West Bengal’s North 24 Pargans district for allegedly forcing a group of young girls to indulge in adult chatting over phone in the name of tele-calling.