Indian-origin UK bros get 40 years in jail for sex trafficking

July 03, 2014 23:15

Two Indian-origin brothers who ran a London-based sex trafficking ring have been sentenced to a total of 40 years and 6 months in jail by a British court.

Ring leader Vishal Chaudhary, an Indian national who was found guilty of trafficking more than 100 women to Britain, was jailed for 31 years at Croydon Crown Court.

The 35-year-old was found guilty on three counts relating to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and prostitution and received three sentences amounting to a total of 31 years.

British police will work with the UK Border Force to enforce his deportation to India once his sentence is served.

A jury was told how Vishal was assisted by his brother, Kunal, who had acquired British nationality while formerly working as a senior accountant at Deloitte in Manchester.

The 25-year-old Kunal was handed an eight-year, 18-month sentence for trafficking and concealing criminal property.

"This operation was on a massive scale and persisted from 2007 to the end of January 2013. It was a network that over a period of six years exploited hundreds of women," Justice Gower said during sentencing.

Victims had their passports taken away and were threatened with further abuse if they tried to contact their families.

Some were made to have sex with up to 20 men a day, the court was told during the trial.

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