Couple allegedly lived on prostitution earnings of dancer 'coaxed' to provide sexual services

SINGAPORE - A husband-and-wife pair allegedly lived on the prostitution earnings of a Bangladeshi woman originally hired to work as a dancer in a club the man managed.The two Indian nationals, Priyanka Bhattacharya Rajesh, 31, and her husband Malkar Savlaram Anant, 51, have claimed trial to prostitution-related charges under the Women's Charter.

He was also responsible for the recruitment of performing artists at a second Hindi entertainment club near the other nightspot.The Bangladeshi who later became a sex worker was hired as a dancer for one of the clubs. She arrived in Singapore on Dec 22, 2015. The three women worked between 10pm and 5am daily with no days off, the court heard. They also lived with the couple in a Kitchener Road flat near Jalan Besar.

Court documents stated that Priyanka approached the Bangladeshi woman about a month after she arrived here and told her that she had to collect tips amounting to at least $10,000 each month, failing which she would not be paid her full salary.The woman had earlier testified that this meant she had to have sexual intercourse with them.

The Bangladeshi eventually relented on four separate occasions and her earnings went to the couple, the court heard.

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