They live in fear after woman's daring night escape

Recently, there is a disturbing news about an alleged force prostitution in Geylang, such crimes are not uncommon.

Source: Electric New Paper link http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,192319-1234303140,00.html?

" They live in fear after woman's daring night escape
S'pore woman shelters victim. Now, she says someone is offering cash to find out about her
By Vivien Chan
February 10, 2009

HOW far would you go to help a woman who says she is being kept against her will in a Singapore brothel?
One Singaporean housewife kept in touch by phone, went to look for her in Geylang, and took the troubled Indian national into her own home.

The drama, which stretched over two days, included a number of furtive phone calls made by the captive woman, Rani (not her real name), a string of men who were not much help, and one who finally arranged a night escape in a taxi - and then exacted a heavy price for it.

None of those involved are being identified by their real names, in order to protect both the victim and her saviour.
The latter, Madam Mary, who is in her 30s, told us the story. Rani declined to be interviewed.

Rani, 27, arrived in Singapore on 25Jan, said Madam Mary. She had travelled here with Neela, a woman from her home town who has worked in Singapore for more than 10 years.

A few months ago, when Neela was in India, the two had met there.

Neela offered Rani a job as a maid in Singapore, paying 10,000 rupees ($310) a month.

As Rani's sister is also a maid here, Rani thought the deal was good, and agreed, hoping to use the money to pay for her daughter's marriage some day.

Rani has three young children, but is separated from her husband in India.

She did not tell anyone about coming to work in Singapore because Neela had told her that her prospective employer would not like it.

Neela allegedly paid for and arranged Rani's flight and visa .

But almost immediately after the plane landed in Singapore, Neela told Rani what she had really been brought here for - to be a prostitute.

She also learnt that Neela had been a prostitute all along, and not a maid, as she had thought.

They were met at Changi airport by Neela's boyfriend, who drove them to a house in Geylang.

On the way there, Rani is said to have repeatedly told Neela to take her back to India.

Threatened

At the house, Neela and her boyfriend allegedly threatened to beat her if she did not obey them.

The next day, they made her stand outside the house, but within the compound, to get customers.

She was not to leave, but was asked to use a room in the house.

It was not clear how, but Rani managed to make one phone call to her sister, who had gone back to India on leave.

After hearing of Rani's predicament, her sister gave her the number of her Singaporean employer's friend, Madam Mary.

Rani's sister in India then called Madam Mary, to tell her about Rani's distress call and pleaded with her to help.

But there was nothing much Madam Mary could do then except wait by the phone.

Around 4pm that day, she got a call from a man who said he was with a woman named Rani.

The man said they were on the second storey of a double-storey house on Geylang Lorong 24.

He said he had been walking by the house when Rani, who was standing outside, grabbed his hand and pleaded with him to let her to use his handphone.

Before Madam Mary could ask more, the phone line went dead.

At around 7pm, another man called. He asked Madam Mary if she was Rani's employer, and said Rani wanted her help.

Said Madam Mary: 'I told him to call 999, but he said he dared not use his phone to dial 999. He asked me to go to the house if I wanted to help her.'

The man then ended the call.

Three hours later, at 10pm, a third man called. He said Rani was crying outside the house and was wearing a white sari with black dots.

He passed the phone to Rani. Madam Mary said she asked Rani why the phone call from the first man was cut off abruptly.

Rani told her that the first man was caught by the 'prostitution leader', who threw his phone away and beat him up.

Madam Mary said the third man was also too afraid to help.

She decided there was nothing much she could do then, and went to sleep.

The next morning, she made a police report. And that afternoon, she said, she got a friend to drive her to Geylang Lorong 24.
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.......Madam Mary said: 'Rani also told me that there are close to 40 prostitutes from India and Bangladesh in that house, and about five are being held against their will.'

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As the new year 2009 begins, residents have become more baffled and frustrated by the continuous presence of aggressive street soliciting activities that emerged about 5 years' ago.

Residents have been requesting for continuous Police patrolling and enforcements in Geylang as there are more than 1,000 residential units in the area.

Meanwhile, more youtube videos and complaints were posted in the internet from concern individuals and organisation. Residents and families living in the neighbourhood of Geylang are feeling the stress of daily harassment, intimidation, embarrassment, inconvenience or safety worries caused by the rampant street prostitution activities. There are concerns or suspicion that some of the activities are linked to underworld groups or criminal syndicates.




Al Jazeera News reports - Prostitution thrives in Singapore - 23 Nov 08

Pimp at work

Unfortunately, despite frequent Police raids and arrests of foreign women at a budget hotel at Lorong 15, Geylang Road, new batches of girls arrived within days standing and soliciting in the vicinity as the pimps watched over them.

The following photos shows a Sri Lankan pimp at a nearby coffeeshop watching over the girls as they stand along the street despite the raining season.

Sri Lankan pimps' presence threaten the security of the neighbourhood

Wishing All A Happy and Peaceful New Year for 2009.

A comment was made by winterstome on 4 Dec 2008 in response to a news article " Sri Lanka sex ring exposed in S pore" posted on the lankanewspapers.com website.

"Prostitution is legal in Singapore. that provided they have to go for medical check up and get license.

how ever, sri lanakans don't flow the rule.
Sri Lanakans get slandered in Singapore, take the paid / un paid job as pimps.

most of the woman aged 20-25years brought over to Singapore as business, they asked to go for the cheap prostitutions to Bangladesh and Indian workers who work as a contraction and street cleaners in Singapore.

rate is the lovers as $25 for a sri lankan girls, where as china girls start at $80 per 20 min.

due to their skin color age and fat.

sri Lanakan woman work as free lance sex workers in Singapore, they don't have license. if police arrives they have to run away, so sri lankan pimps gives the tips etc,

how ever, the pimps are sri lanka colombo born ager 30-35 years. they don't have a clue of Singapore police.

how ever, the sri lankans girls were told that pimps pay money to police and have big contacts like in sri lanka.

normally the poor girls got cheated in that way, once the police arrives, pimps are the one runs away first, also pimps makes the forge visa stamps for the girls.

pimps uses to get a commission of $5 or more for their service to them. normally Colombo born unemployed man 30-35years works as pimps in Singapore. from the hair cut it shows where they from.

after a mon or so, the girls will return to sti lanka back as tourists. with lots of electronic goods etc, and they come back again and make the air ticket money and some for their expenses, and good life in Singapore.

This case is very bad, may be due to the bad attitudes of sri lankan girls, not knowing about the sex trade, could be a forigner want to have sex with sri lankan girl, due to her attitude, he would have killed her.

normally contraction workers from India are very rude. sri lankans and they cant get along in most of the cases. since sri lankan girls sold for cheap, they approach them.

however, its a sad story to have a sri lankan girls body under a red light district in Singapore known as Geylang.

this trade happening for last 7 years, now only it cames all in the newspapers due to murder. "

How true the above comment made on the operation of the syndicate remains to be confirmed. Hence, we hope the Singapore authorities will look into this potential
problem that may threaten the security of Singapore.

Source http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2008/2/25147.html

Street Prostitution Pimps Terrorising Neighbourhood

Unfortunately, the presence of Sri Lankan pimps and syndicates have continue to
cause the increase street prostitution activities when new batches of young women and sometimes underages are brought into Singapore despite arrests of the women.



Photos depict one of the pimps who have been operating for more than a year. The presence of these pimps not only intimidating as they gathered in groups in the neighbourhood, are attracting crimes into the area as the area is perceived as lawless by the intended criminals.

Photos of Sri Lankan pimps and watchouts

Photos of Sri Lankan pimps and lookouts of the Sri Lankan prostitutes at Lorong 15, Geylang Road. These pimps (usually act as lookouts ) brought in new girls under social visitor passes each time when the girls are arrested and sent homes. The arrested girls will usually keep mum that they are under the pimps/lookouts.

Murder of a 21 years old Sri Lankan female

A recent news about the murder of a Sri Lankan female in a hotel at Lorong 18, Geylang.

See url (Yahoo news source from Channel News Asia )
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080906/tap-969-police-arrest-20-year-old-man-su-231650b.html

Police arrest foreigner suspected of involvement in Geylang murder

Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, September 7

"SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20—year—old foreigner in connection with the death of a 21—year—old Sri Lankan woman in a hotel at Lorong 18 Geylang on Thursday.

The victim’s naked body was found under a bed in a pool of blood by hotel staff on Thursday.

After round—the—clock enquiries and extensive probes, police said the ethnic Indian man was tracked down and arrested at about 9.30am on Friday at Ama Keng Road.

A man will be charged in court on Saturday with murder. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty. — CNA/vm "


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Another update from the Singapore Police Force website, see url :-

http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2008/080905_geylangmurderupdate.htm

Update to Dead Woman Under Bed in Hotel – Man Arrested

"A 20-year-old Indian man was arrested today in connection with the death of a 21-year-old female Sri Lankan national which occurred in a hotel along Lorong 18 Geylang on 4 Sep 08.

After round-the-clock enquiries and extensive probes following the discovery of the death, officers tracked down the man who was arrested at about 9.30am at Ama Keng Road. He will be charged in court on 6 Sep 08 for Murder under Sec 302 of the Penal Code, Cap 224.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
05 September 2008 @ 6.00pm"