India, June 11 -- The West Bengal Police on Wednesday arrested Ariyan Khan, one of the prime accused in the Howrah sex and pornographic film racket case, Howrah police commissioner Praveen Kumar Tripathi said.

Ariyan Khan was arrested from a hideout in the Golf Green area of South Kolkata. One of his accomplices has also been apprehended, according to PTI.

Ariyan was apprehended after evading arrest for five days, an officer told the news agency, adding that his mother and the primary suspect in the case, Shweta Khan, also known as Fultusi, is still at large.

"We have held Ariyan from a residence in Golf Green. He is currently being questioned. We will share the details of our investigation with you in some time," Howrah Police Commiss...