Court allows Shweta Basu Prasad, actress held in prostitution racket, to leave rescue home

A sessions court in Nampllay has ordered that the Makdee actress Shweta Basu Prasad be released from the rescue home, where she was taken after her arrest by the Hyderabad police . According to reports, the actress has been allowed to stay with her family in Mumbai. Initially, a lower court had ordered that Prasad to stay in a rescue home for six months, however her mother had challenged the order in sessions court and finally got her daughter out. The actress was arrested last month by the Hyderabad police on charges of prostitution. Reportedly, she was “caught in a compromising position” when the cops raided a famous hotel at the upscale Banjara Hills in the city. [caption id=“attachment_1779597” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Courtesy: Facebook[/caption] The actress issued a statement soon after her arrest. Deccan Chronicle quoted her as saying, “I have made wrong choices in my career, and I was out of money. I had to support my family and some other good causes. All the doors were closed, and some people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money. I was helpless, and with no option left to choose, I got involved in this act. I’m not the only one who faced this problem, and there are several other heroines who have gone through this phase.” Basu rose to fame as a child star with her film Makdee that won her a National Award, she also played the role of Sreyas Talpade’s sister in the film Iqbal. She later went on to act in several television shows including Ekta Kapoor’s Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Karishma Kaa Karishma. She is currently working in the Telugu film industry. India Today had  earlier reported that “The police said they have also arrested several well-known businessmen along with the actor. The actor underwent a medical test before being lodged in a rescue home run by the Woman and Child Welfare department. She is likely to stay there for three months.” However, while Basu’s name was made public by the police sources,  her high profile clients' names has been kept a secret .