Swetha Basu, the renowned South Indian Actress who won the National Award for Best Child Actress in 2002 was arrested for running a high profile sex racket in Hyderabad.

The Police arrested the charming young actress from a reputed hotel at Banjara Hills on 1st September 2014, and during the time of arrest, Swetha was in a compromising position with a businessman.

The actress is now aged 23, and till now, she has acted in 6 movies and 4 television soaps. The most updated news about the actress is regarding a sensational statement she made today.

The actress revealed that she took the prostitution career because of the financial crisis she faced in life.

“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.

Pictured in 2002, aged 11, Shweta Prasad (right) pictured with former Indian president Abdul Kalam and fellow child actress P. S. Keerthana. The girls were jointly awarded Best Child Artist at the National Film Awards

I was helpless, and with no option left to choose, I got involved in this act”, said some police sources as the statement of the actress.

The actress also admitted that wrong selections made her career worse, and she regrets for all the things which have happened in the past.

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She also claimed that many other actresses are also doing the same thing for money. Swetha is currently staying in a state rescue home.

Swetha Basu started her career in Makdee which got released in 2002. Her performance as Chunni garnered highly positive reviews, and this fetched her a National Award.

In 2008, she acted in a Telugu movie, ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’, and this movie was also dubbed and released in Malayalam as ‘Ithu Njangalude Lokam’. The movie went on to become a big hit, and this movie garnered her some fans in Kerala as well.