A minimum of seven males of Indian origin had been amongst 21 individuals arrested in Denton County, Texas, throughout a two-day operation by the Denton County Sheriff’s Workplace. The operation, often called Operation Prostitution Demand Suppression, was geared toward lowering prostitution in the neighborhood by focusing on individuals making an attempt to buy sexual providers.
The seven males of Indian origin arrested within the prostitution operation are Nikhil Bandi, Nikhil Kummari, Galla Monish, Karthik Rayapati, Nabin Shrestha, Amit Kumar and Jaikiran Reddy Mekala.
Nikhil Bandi and Nikhil Kummari, each Denton residents, had been charged with evading arrest and detention.
Galla Monish, Rayapati Karthik and Nabin Shrestha, additionally of Denton, together with Amit Kumar of Little Elm, had been arrested on expenses of solicitation of prostitution.
Jaikiran Reddy Mekala was additionally charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor below the age of 18, in addition to evading arrest and detention. Underneath Texas regulation, soliciting prostitution from a minor is classed as a second-degree felony.
The operation, which happened on August 14 and 15, resulted within the arrest of 21 individuals in complete, together with seven males of Indian origin. Fourteen of these arrested had been charged with soliciting prostitution, a felony punishable by state jail sentences.
Two others had been charged with a second-degree felony, soliciting prostitution from a minor. The operation additionally led to the arrest of two individuals for illegally carrying a weapon and three others for evading arrest and detention.
On August 20, the Denton County Sheriff’s Workplace offered an replace, stating that they’re actively in search of leads on different people concerned in prostitution.
