Businessman Whose Tabloid Published Madhya Pradesh Sex Tapes Arrested

Bhopal:

A controversial businessman and the proprietor of a tabloid in Madhya Pradesh, needed for the previous seven months in over 40 instances, together with rape and human trafficking, was arrested from neighbouring Gujarat on Sunday, the police stated.

Jeetu Soni, who had a bounty of Rs 1.6 lakh in his title and instances together with these of land grabbing, blackmailing, rape, extortion and fraud, was arrested from his native Amreli district of Gujarat, a senior police officer stated.

Soni was an influential businessman who loved political patronage from each the Congress and the BJP within the state and had appreciable clout with senior cops.

However, he had discovered himself with none political favours after his tabloid ran racy articles centred round a intercourse scandal that was busted in in September final 12 months that concerned senior advisors of Shivraj Singh Chouhan throughout his earlier time period because the chief minister which had jolted the political, bureaucratic and police circles of the state.

When the Congress authorities was in energy within the state final 12 months, a dance bar, two bungalows, a lodge and restaurant amongst different properties owned by Soni had been additionally was raided by police and three of his properties had been demolished.

Five girls and a person had been arrested within the racket for allegedly blackmailing a number of influential folks utilizing the intercourse tapes.

Earlier, the state police had seized greater than 4,000 information from the laptops and cell phones of the accused arrested within the case.

According to sources, the audio recordings, video clips, and screenshots of chats had been used to allegedly blackmail bureaucrats, politicians, and businessmen within the state.