Shweta Basu Prasad in prostitution racket. - Page 4

ou might remember Shweta Basu Prasad, the 11-year-old lead actor of Vishal Bhardwaj's 2002 film Makdee " a performance that won her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. In an unfortunate turn of events, the actor, now 23, was arrested after the police caught her in a prostitution racket at a Hyderabad hotel over the weekend.

"Shweta Prasad was arrested on Sunday, and has been sent to a Government Rehabilitation Home. She will be in remand for some time now. The chargesheet will be filed within the next 10 days," confirms a senior inspector from Banjara Hills police station in Hyderabad, requesting anonymity. He adds that the police acted on a tip-off, and a Mumbai businessman, along with some others, were also arrested in the raid.

In a statement to the Deccan Chronicle, Shweta, who has also worked in Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal (2005), Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005), Ram " Shweta Basu Prasad, actor faced this problem and there are several other heroines who have gone through this phase, (sic)" she said.

Since her last Bollywood outing eight years ago, Shweta has worked in a Telugu and a Bengali film. According to reports, the actor has earlier been caught in a compromising position during a sting operation by a Telugu channel.

Actor Kiran Karmakar, who played Shweta's father in KGGK, expressed shock, saying, "She was like my daughter. I wish she comes out of this problem soon."