According to Calangute police, Shyam Bharati, who is among the arrested, is a notorious history-sheeter and repeat offender. All five have been arrested after being charged for assault, criminal intimidation, extortion and cheating. PANAJI: Five persons were arrested by Calangute police on Thursday for allegedly cheating some tourists on the pretext of providing them with women for the purpose of prostitution.According to sources at the Calangute police station , they received a complaint from some tourists that they were lured to an alleged dance bar at Candolim with the promise of being provided with women for the purpose of sex late on Wednesday night.The tourists initially paid Rs16,000 to two men identified as Shyam Bharati and Johnson. But when they were in the alleged nightclub, they were restrained, assaulted, threatened, prevented from going out and Rs 12,000 was extorted from them by swiping their cards, and were also not provided with any women.The tourists later lodged a complaint with Calangute police following which the cops reached the nightclub and took five persons into custody.
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