Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custody

SWRAJNEWSINTERNATIONAL: Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custody
[9/9, 23:22] SWRAJNEWSINTERNATIONAL: Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, a Bengali actress and former Dancing Queen contestant, was arrested for allegedly running a sex racket in Thane on Friday. Now, it has been revealed that the former model's jilted lover killed her mother and uncle in 2007 before killing himself.
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Anushka Moni Mohan Das sex racket case: Jilted lover of Bengali actress shot dead her mother and uncle in 2007Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custodyThe Week News Desk
By The Week News Desk
Updated: September 06, 2025 18:22 IST
Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custody
Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custody
Anushka Moni Mohan Das alias Moon Das, a Bengali actress and former Dancing Queen contestant, was arrested for allegedly running a sex racket in Thane on Friday. Now, it has been revealed that the former model's jilted lover killed her mother and uncle in 2007 before killing himself.

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Anushka, who is accused of forcing aspiring actresses into prostitution, was remanded in judicial custody on Friday. Anushka was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 143(3) for human trafficking and under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

Tragic death of Moon Das's mother, uncle
Avinash Patnaik, 22, a final-year commerce student from Odisha, was in a relationship with Anushka, who was one year older than him. They met each other at a New Year event in Rourkela in 2007 but three months later, Anushka called off the relationship. This enraged Avinash, who decided to take revenge on her. He took a factory-made revolver and came to her apartment but could not find her. He then fatally shot her mother and uncle in the chest.

Around midnight, Anushka and her friend came back to the apartment adn found Avinash carrying a pistol. They immediately locked the apartment door from outside and went to the police station. However, when they returned, Avinash was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his temple.

Avinash's father Bhupen Patnaik later accused Anushka's family of holidaying in Puri at Avinash's expense. On the other hand, Anushka accused Avinash of being possessive and physically violent.

Originally from Kolkata, Anushka came to Mumbai to look for modelling opportunities in 2004. She has appeared in multiple advertisements and was the lead actress in Bengali film, Loafer.

Sex racket case
The sex racket was catering to customers from the elite community while Anushka was a mediator. At least 20 others have been nabbed by Thane police, including bar owners, managers and waiters.

Police posed as customers based on a tipoff and contacted Anushka. She then asked them to meet her at Thakur mall on Kashmira highway, where she was caught red-handed while accepting money from the undercover customers. Two women who are reportedly active in Bengali films and TV serials were rescued and shifted to a shelter home