In a development in the Bengal porn racket case, the Howrah City Police on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Arian Khan, one of the prime accused in the case involving the assault and wrongful confinement of a woman from Sodepur. His minor sister has also been detained, while their mother and main accused Shweta Khan remains absconding.
According to Police Commissioner Praveen Tripathy, Khan was apprehended from the Golf Green Police Station area in Tollygunge after an intense five-day manhunt. He was later taken to the Domjur Police Station and booked under multiple non-bailable charges.
Shocking Details of Torture, Assault, and Coercion Emerge
The arrest follows a letter from the victim’s mother to the Chief Minister, urging immediate action. The survivor, who is now in critical condition at Sagore Dutta Medical College and Hospital, had escaped the accused’s apartment last Friday with multiple injuries and is currently in the ICCU.
According to the woman’s family, Arian Khan allegedly lured the victim with promises of a job in event management after connecting with her via social media. She relocated to Howrah, where she was allegedly confined at Arian’s Domjur residence, forced to work in a bar, and brutally assaulted after she refused to act in pornographic videos.
Production House Under Scanner, NCW Takes Cognizance
Sources said Shweta Khan and Arian had set up a production house named Isara Entertainment, now under investigation for allegedly coercing women into pornography and prostitution.
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Following national outrage, the National Commission for Women (NCW) took suo motu cognizance of the incident. On Tuesday, NCW posted on X: The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report titled “Bengal woman confined for 6 months, beaten with iron rods for refusing porn work”, wherein a woman from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, was brutally tortured and held captive for six months for refusing to shoot pornography and work as a bar dancer. As reported, she was beaten with iron rods, starved, and sustained severe injuries including broken hands, feet, and teeth.”
The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report titled “Bengal woman confined for 6 months, beaten with iron rods for refusing porn work”, wherein a woman from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, was brutally tortured and held captive for…
— NCW (@NCWIndia) June 10, 2025
The NCW post added, “The Commission strongly condemns this barbaric act and Hon’ble Chairperson NCW has written to the DGP of West Bengal seeking immediate arrest of the accused under relevant provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and has also directed that the victim be provided with free medical care and psychological counselling. A detailed action taken report must be submitted to the Commission within 3 days.”
Police have searched Shweta Khan’s flat in Fakirpara, Bankra, and stated that efforts are ongoing to trace and arrest her.
