Twin-brother pimps from India jailed for 3 1/2 months
Published on Jun 12, 2013
Raman (left) and Lakashmanan Selvaraj were managing six prostitutes for a vice syndicate before they were arrested in December last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Khushwant Singh
TWIN brothers who came from India to work as pimps for a vice syndicate in Geylang looked on in shock as they were each jailed for 3 1/2 months yesterday.
Raman and Lakashmanan Selvaraj, 26, had been hoping for a fine after they pleaded guilty on June 3 to managing a brothel and helping their accomplices live on the earnings of prostitution.
Lakashmanan arrived here last October and was met by Balamurugan Selvam Paneer, 32, who ran a vice business here which exploited women from India.
Lakashmanan was soon buying meals for the prostitutes and collecting their earnings. These were handed to Balamurugan, who would deduct expenses, and remit the rest to the syndicate boss in India.
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