Sleaze MMS Racket in Mangalore: Boys, Girls Held

Mangalore, Aug. 1 The brain behind the recent incident in Mangalore, which shocked the citizens with the MMS clipping of obscene film, Mangalooru Mungaru Male is said to be Vandana, also from Mangalore.

Accusing her of erratic behavior, her parents left her at Odanadi in Mysore about 2 years ago. She made news when she ran away from there after just 18 days, blaming Odanadi of harassing her. But her parents refused to take her back saying her conduct was not proper. Now it is known, she took paying guest accommodation at Mangaladevi in Mangalore. It is also said that she is mentally unsound.

Vandana first befriended one Jayasheel Kotian of Mangalore and stayed in a luxury hotel at Byndoorwell Circle. It later became a permanent place for their illicit activities.

Vandana lured young boys, from schools and colleges using drugs and sex, seducing them into her trap. It was revealed at the time of interrogation that they regularly booked rooms numbered 106, 107 and 109 for their activities. Vandana has also disclosed the names of 10 students to the Police.

About a fortnight ago, Vandana made news by selling obscene MMS clips through her aides. She later made a CD using these MMS clips under the title Mangalooru Mungaru Male which created a sensation in Mangalore.

The MMS racket was exposed on a TV news channel and subsequently some persons attacked the channel office. In this background, the Police raided the hotel where the film was shot. During the raid Vandana was found staying with Jayasheel and Prajwal Anchan. A VCD and 25gm of narcotics were also recovered from the place.

In another room, Shylesh Kotian, Swathi Pai and Vinayak Pai were caught naked. Here, a VCD and a mobile phone with camera were recovered, on which they were recording the obscene acts. In another room Shylesh Pai and Krithi too were found in the same state.

The bail application of all the accused came before the District Principal and Sessions Judge on Saturday. Judge H.M. Bharatesh granted them bail, citing that all the accused were still in their teens and that they were already embarrassed as their names had already appeared all over the media.

Mischievous MMS lands police in a spot

By Team Mangalorean - Mangalore

Mangalore July 25: Mangalore is caught in a vortex of obnoxious developments. First a Multimedia message showing two youngsters in sexual act goes around the city some of them got them free and some for money, secondly five persons have been taken into custody but the police are keeping mum about it.

It is estimated that more than 12,000 MMS pertaining to this video has been sent across the state and Mangalore appears to be on the top of the circulation according to sources in cyber law arm of the police. This comes under the cyber offences and the police are yet to reach to the bottom of it.

Even otherwise Mangalore has had several cases of pornographic video shooting as well as distribution of pornographic VCDs. According to the sources in the District Crime Investigation Bureau (DCIB) in the last five years there have been at least 3 cases of raids conducted on pornographic film making places usually in the lesser known lodges and hotels involving youngsters.

The latest circulation of a Multimedia Message that showed youngsters in the sexual act which was shot in one of the rooms of a lodge in the city. It was named ‘Mungaru Male’ (after a popular Kannada film) the message was circulated in the mobile phones all over the city. Police have swooped down to investigate on hotel Residency Gate in Bendoorwell in the city as the MMS carries the name of that hotel.

TV 9 ransack a black spot on Mangalore

It was a comedy of errors in the attack on TV9 office in Mangalore. It is true that the office was destroyed by hired goons they were subsequently arrested by the Mangalore police. It is also true that in the visual on the channel shows few persons belonging to the crowd in the Mall were shown in the story on the pornographic industry that thrives in Mangalore.

But putting the zig zag puzzle of the entire episode together gives a picture that is wrought in confusion, lack of clarity and unwanted and unwarranted attack on the TV9 Channel.

It all began with the circulation of a Multimedia Message that showed youngsters in the sexual act which was shot in one of the rooms of a lodge in the city. It was named ‘Mungaru Male’ (after a popular Kannada film) the message was circulated in the mobile phones all over the city.

Following up with this obnoxious development the Channel reporters made a story to warn the society in Mangalore about the growing menace of the pornographic films and the social malady that that accompanied it. The Channel in one its shots showing the highly fashionable parts of the city inadvertently scanned through the crowd at a popular Mall in the city in which was also incidentally shown without any special or implied intent.

When that story was aired on Friday the entire city sat up in disbelief that their youngsters were no more safe in the city from the pornographic film mafia. On the same evening the attack was carried on the channel by goons. The Channel authorities say that it was not the intention of the story to implicate or anybody but it was a general shot in which incidentally few persons who belong to the city have been shown.

Eight arrested, 'ganja' seized - Images

MANGALORE, July 27: The sleuths of District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) busted drugs and prostitution racket during a raid on a lodge at Bendorewell here on Wednesday.

The police have arrested eight persons in this connection. Two of the accused involved in the racket managed to escape.

N. Sathish Kumar, Superintendent of Police, said in a press release here on Thursday that the arrested include three women.

The police seized 850 grams of “ganja”, worth about Rs. 5,000, and four mobile phones from the accused.

A pornographic VCD featuring one of the accused was also seized.

The contents of the VCD were being circulated through MMS clips, the police said.

Mr. Kumar said that search was on to arrest the other two accused. He said the police had started a crackdown on people dealing with pornographic material using information technology tools.

Two held

The Panambur police and the Highway Patrol Squad of Panambur sub-division busted a pornography racket and arrested two persons during a raid on a commercial complex at Bykampady here on Thursday.

Those arrested are Kusumananda and Arun, who were reportedly running the racket at Durgadevi Communications shop in the complex, the police said.

B.S. Lokesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police, said that the accused were reportedly downloading pornographic material from a personal computer to mobile phones of customers for a fee. The police have seized the personal computer and its peripherals. Two mobile chip memory cards and Rs. 685 were recovered from the accused. The estimated value of the seized material is Rs. 30,000, the police added.

A case has been registered.

Hindu Pics: Mangalorean dot com Correspondent

Real estate agent criticize TV Channel

Mangalore July 29: A real estate agent, who was shown in the TV 9 Channel programme along with his wife, has criticized the channel for publishing the video clipping showing him alo along with his wife, has criticized the channel for publishing the video clipping showing him along with his wife and tarnishing their reputation in the community.

Addressing the press conference Mr Lalith Rao who was accused of ransacking the TV 9 office, along with his wife, said that, “I and my wife Mrs Neetha are having highest respect and regard to the press and media, but both of us are totally shocked, pained, hurt and stunned due to the false publication made by the Channel in their programme “Warrant” on 21st &22nd day of July 2007 at around 10.30 pm and 4.30 pm respectively.”

Mr Rao who owns a Real estate agency “Smart developers & Promoters” at Pereira Pearls Building in the city, whereas his wife Neetha is employed at Furniture Bazar as a Team Leader at Bharath Mall Complex, Opp KSRTC Bus Stand, claimed they were the victims of false allegations and blackmailing.

Mr Rao accused the reporter of the TV channel for broadcasting their image on the channel for not yielding to his demand for ransom. Mr Rao alleged that on July 19th, the reporter of the channel called and attempted to blackmail the couple of publishing their picture on TV report connected to the blue-film racket, if they failed to meet his demand.

“True to the threats of reporter, the TV broadcasting in TV9 Channel, Programme ‘Warrant’, episode Mungaru Male, some blue film clippings were shown and in addition the Video Coverage of me and my wife Mrs Neetha proceeding in our Motor Cycle from Bharath Mall Complex was also shown. The clippings of ours in the channel that was published suggested that we too were part of this racket” said Mr Rao.

Mr Rao further said that “Our names are slandered, sullied and we have been subjected to a lot of mental pain, suffering and now a social stigma has been attached to us. We are not in a position to face the society as many of our friends in Mangalore and around Karnataka, who have watched the TV Programme are calling us and enquiring about our involvement in the racket. Some of our friends have also started looking at us in suspicion.” He added.

He said that he called the press conference to clear the minds of people who looked at the couple as part of the blue film racket and that no other ordinary man be subjected to such sort of humiliation, and degradation.

However, the sources from the TV 9 channel have rubbished the claims of Mr Rao and added that, if the allegations were true why Mr. Rao failed to lodge a complaint with the police. The channel sources also said that if the couple was blackmailed by their reporter, it should have been brought to the notice of TV channel bureau.

Stranger ransacks TV-9 office

Mangalore July 23: A stranger walked into the TV9 television channel office at Bendoorwell and ransacked the office.

SP Satish Kumar and Additional SP B S Lokesh Kumar who visited the spot soon after the incident, said the stranger arrived at the office around 9.45 pm and enquired whether any police have come to the office as he had filed a complaint against the office crew.

Soon afterwards, he started ransacking the office. The stranger has damaged a computer, a fax machine and other electronic gadgets. In the melee, Rajesh Rao, the lone reporter who was present in the office too has suffered injuries in his hand. He later fled the scene. When the stranger was ransacking the office, a woman who had come along with him, was waiting outside the office.

It is suspected that the stranger might be one of those persons who was accidentally covered while interviewing some people over a special story, that was telecast on Saturday.

Incidentally, the person had called the office in the evening and threatened to ransack the office as his clipping was shown on the TV in the special story on Saturday.

Ullal MLA U T Khader too visited the office.

DHNS / Mangalorean dot com

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